Colin Frederick Bailey, QPM (born 17 October 1943) is a British retired senior police officer. Between 1995 and 2000, he served as the Chief Constable of

Nottinghamshire Constabulary Nottinghamshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the shire county of Nottinghamshire and the unitary authority of Nottingham in the East Midlands area of England. The area has a population of just over 1 million. ...

. Bailey was educated at

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, is a co-educational grammar school with academy status in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England. In 2009, there were 877 pupils, of whom 271 were in the sixth form. Although royally chartered by Que ...

and the

University of Sheffield , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...

. He was with the

Lincolnshire Constabulary Lincolnshire Police is the territorial police force covering the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England. Despite the name, the force's area does not include North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire, which ...

from 1960 to 1986. He was Assistant Chief Constable of

West Yorkshire Police West Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. It is the fourth largest territorial police force in England and Wales by number of officers. History West Yor ...

from 1986 to 1990; and Deputy Chief Constable of

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1943 births Living people British Chief Constables English recipients of the Queen's Police Medal People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Alumni of the University of Sheffield Nottinghamshire {{UK-law-enforcement-bio-stub