William James Kerr, OBE KPM, is a Northern Irish police officer, serving as Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police.

Kerr served as a police officer in Northern Ireland for 27 years, serving with both the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and its successor, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), eventually attaining the rank of assistant chief constable, leading on serious crime and counter terrorism.^[1][2] In 2018, he joined Police Scotland, becoming deputy chief constable, and in December 2022 joined Devon and Cornwall Police.^[1][2]

He was elected as a European delegate to Interpol's executive committee in November 2021.^[3]

In July 2023, he was suspended on suspicion of misconduct.^[1][2]

Kerr was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours^[4] and awarded the King's Police Medal in the 2023 New Year Honours.^[5]

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of the British Empire (OBE)	2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List For services to Policing and the community in Northern Ireland. Civil Division
	King's Police Medal (KPM)	2023 New Years Honours List For Distinguished Service
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002 UK Version of this Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012 UK Version of this Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal	2022 UK Version of this Medal
	King Charles III Coronation Medal	2023 UK Version of this Medal
	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
	Royal Ulster Constabulary Service Medal
	Police Service of Northern Ireland Service Medal