Lawrence Byford

Sir Lawrence Byford, CBE, QPM (born 10 August 1925) was Chief Inspector of Constabulary from 1983 to 1987.

Education
Byford was educated at the University of Leeds.

Wartime service
During World War Two Byford served with the Royal Signals.

Career
Byford's police career began in 1947 as a constable with the West Yorkshire Constabulary, where he rose to be the Commander of the Huddersfield Division. He left in 1968 to join the senior leadership team of Lincolnshire Police, and was Chief Constable from 1973 to 1977. He was a Regional Inspector of Constabulary from 1978 until his appointment to the top job.

Reports
He conducted the inquiry into the Yorkshire Ripper Case.

Awards
He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 1973. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1979, and was knighted in the 1984.



Private life
In 1950 he married Muriel Campbell Massey: they have three children, one of whom was Deputy Director General of the British Broadcasting Corporation and head of BBC Journalism from 2004 to 2011.