Martin Hewitt CBE QPM

Martin Hewitt has spent forty years in public service relating to security and public safety. After being commissioned in 1987 he spent six years as a Royal Artillery officer serving in Germany, Northern Ireland, Cyprus and the UK.

In 1993, Martin joined Kent Police and for the next twelve years rose to the rank of superintendent in a range of uniformed and detective roles where he specialised in intelligence and proactive investigative work.

In 2005 he transferred to the Metropolitan Police Service as a Detective Chief Superintendent and the first commander of the newly formed Met Intelligence Bureau. On promotion to chief officer level, Martin led for five years on tackling organised and specialist crime within London and had oversight on a number of highly sensitive investigations.

Between 2014 and 2019, he was an Assistant Commissioner and member of the Management Board, initially leading on professional standards and the Met’s response to the Undercover Policing Inquiry. For the last three years on the board, he led the newly formed Frontline Policing Command.

In 2019, Martin became chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and led the UK policing response to the COVID 19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd in the US and the murder of Sarah Everard in London. He retired from policing in April 2023.

After some travelling, he spent a short period in a number of advisory roles.

In October 2024, Martin became the first Border Security Commander in the Home Office. He spent eighteen months building the command and developing the full spectrum effect integrated plan to tackle the criminal small boat business model along its route from source, through transit countries and to the UK. In April 2026, Martin resigned from this role.