Leadership team
Becky Riggs joined Staffordshire Police in January 2023 and has been the Acting Chief Constable since August 2025.
Her leadership was instrumental in ensuring the force was removed from the ‘Engage’ phase of monitoring by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) in 2024, with notable improvements made to how the force identifies vulnerable people at the first point of contact and its investigation standards.
Becky is the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead for child protection and abuse investigation as part of its national Hydrant Programme and is committed to improving the police service response to the safeguarding of children and investigation of child sexual abuse.
She has more than 30 years of policing experience, having begun her career with Dorset Constabulary as a police cadet in 1992.
She worked in operations for 10 years, and as well as taking on the role of an armed response officer, she was also a specialist firearms officer in close protection and counter terrorism, before taking up the role of detective in public protection, leading on Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), reactive criminal investigation departments and rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) investigations.
In 2013, Becky moved to Hampshire Police as a Detective Chief Inspector and was force lead for child abuse and child sexual exploitation.
She later became the head of serious and complex crime and was also the regional lead for family liaison.
In 2016, Becky moved to the Metropolitan Police and as a superintendent, ran operations for the London borough of Lambeth, which included the local policing response to critical incidents Westminster and London bridge terror attacks and the Grenfell Tower tragedy, before moving to counter terrorism, where she was the senior investigating officer for the first London Bridge Attack in 2017 until the 2019 inquests.
Becky was promoted to Detective Chief Superintendent in the City of London Police, where she held a national role in Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, and played a lead role in securing funds for the new fraud and cybercrime reporting and analysis service (FCCRAS). Becky then took a high prolife role as Head of Professionalism, driving critical areas such as Trust & Confidence, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), the Police Race Action Plan, Professional Standards, Equality, and Inclusivity.
Caroline Marsh joined Staffordshire Police in June 2025, first as Assistant Chief Constable, responsible for specialist crime, public protection and vulnerability, before becoming temporary Deputy Chief Constable in August.
Caroline has more than 25 years of policing experience, having first joined West Midlands Police in 1999, where she primarily worked in detective roles.
In 2017, Caroline transferred to South Yorkshire Police as Head of Major Crime before moving to Northamptonshire Police in 2018, where she worked as the Head of Corporate Services, leading a force change programme.
She transferred back to West Midlands Police in 2021, and during this time, she worked as Head of Public Protection and temporary Assistant Chief Constable for operations and contact.
In 2024, Caroline was seconded to West Mercia Police as Assistant Chief Constable for crime and vulnerability.
Paul Talbot joined West Midlands Police in 1998, serving in Bloxwich, Walsall and Birmingham in a variety of roles, including neighbourhood, response and operations. During his time with West Midlands Police, the majority of his service was severed as a road policing officer, where he became an experienced road death senior investigator and family liaison coordinator. He also took on operational responsibilities to target vehicle crime across the West Midlands and the wider region.
Paul joined the then Central Motorways Policing Group (CMPG) Collision Investigation Unit as a senior investigator, leading serious and fatal investigations across the region. While at CMPG, Paul supported and co-founded the UK's first dedicated family liaison nnit, presenting to Baroness Newlove the improvements in support offered to victims’ families following the tragic effects of road traffic collisions. In this role, Paul worked across Staffordshire and the West Midlands, which made the decision easier to move back to his home county of Staffordshire in 2017.
Upon joining Staffordshire Police as a Chief Inspector, Paul used his operational experience and knowledge in the role of Force Duty Officer, undertaking both firearms and public order command responsibilities while managing critical and major incidents. In June 2020, Paul returned to local policing, being appointed as the Local Policing Commander in Tamworth, delivering community-led policing and problem-solving.
On promotion to Superintendent in April 2021, Paul was appointed the head of criminal justice, charged with reviewing and redesigning processes and procedures to improve capacity within custody, evidential management, and case file submissions. In February 2022, Paul was appointed as head of contact and the investigation bureau, supporting the force to successfully address HMIC areas of concern regarding ‘responding to the public’.
He was promoted to Chief Superintendent in November 2023 and has been in the role of head of operations and contact since. In this role, Paul has overseen the launch of the Staffordshire Road Crime Team in 2024 and Public Order Training at Cosford, along with digital and logistical modernisation programs in force contact, custody and evidential management.
As Assistant Chief Constable in Staffordshire, Paul will be overseeing local policing, contact and operations.
Sally has 25 years’ police service and joined Staffordshire Police in 2024.
Her initial service was in Derbyshire Constabulary, followed by East Midlands special operations unit and Cumbria Constabulary.
She has worked in a variety of roles including response policing, neighbourhood teams and within criminal investigations, at all ranks from Police Constable to Inspector; giving her a real insight into the demands of frontline policing.
As an Inspector in Derbyshire, Sally trained in custody and public order command, before moving back to a detective role, leading the counter corruption department and creating the force’s ethics panel.
On promotion, Sally was seconded to East Midlands Police as part of a specialist operations unit, which saw her lead the homicide investigation team as a senior investigating officer, working across five East Midlands forces for three years. Her team investigated high-profile and complex murders during her time on the unit, where Sally was also the regional lead for family liaison.
She moved to Cumbria Constabulary on promotion in 2022 as Detective Superintendent for force lead of public protection; safeguarding of adults and children, MOSOVO, VAWG, and domestic abuse.
Sally is a trained kidnap and extortion senior investigating officer, a strategic investigator (PIP 4), and a senior identification manager for disaster victim identification, as well as a strategic firearms commander.
John joined the Force in March 2018 as Chief Finance Officer (and Section 151 Officer), and since September 2022 is the Assistant Chief Officer for Resources which covers:
- People and Organisational Development
- Finance and Commercial Services
- IT & Technology
- Estates
- Transport
- Project Management Office
John began his career in Finance at Staffordshire County Council, having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in History, progressing from trainee accountant to Senior Finance Business Partner, before moving to work for Cornwall Council for a number of years. Before joining Staffordshire Police John briefly worked in the NHS. John is a member of CIPFA Council and CIPFA’s Public Financial Management Board, a member of the NPCC finance coordination committee as well as being a school governor.
During his time at Staffordshire John has led the transformation of the Forces finance function and overall financial position, with Staffordshire Police now being one of the most financially resilient forces in the United Kingdom as well as being awarded a national public finance award in 2020. John is passionate about the development of future talent across the organisation as well as giving officers and staff the tools to deliver on behalf of the residents of Staffordshire.