Police Staff Week of Celebration and Recognition 2025: Guy Farmer

Guy Farmer is no stranger to public service. He joined the army in 1984, fulfilling his duty for 12 years before he left to join Nottinghamshire Police.

He valued the discipline and routine too much to completely leave authority behind, and soon fell in love with policing.

Guy worked over the border for three years before joining Lincolnshire Police in 1999. And his brother was already working at the force, when he started out as a PC at Gainsborough.

Over the next 19 years he would fulfil a variety of roles before retiring in 2018 – only to return to our Criminal Justice Unit just months later. He couldn’t say no!

Now, Guy works as a Gatekeeper/File Checker carrying out a very important function.

"I process a lot of files to make sure they are complaint with our systems, and I handle summonsed,” he said.

"Summonseds are when you receive a letter through the post saying which court you are wanted to appear at and why.

"People are legally obligated to go to court once this has been delivered to their address. It’s really important.

"It’s not uncommon for someone to get stopped at the airport if they try to leave the country after this has been served."

Processing the necessary documents to ensure everything is done to the correct standard and that people can be brought before the courts is hugely important.

Without Guy’s work, we wouldn’t see as many people in court and victims wouldn’t get the justice they desperately deserve, as a result.

Guy said: "I see people in the news or on the television all the time who I have dealt with, and it is a nice feeling, you think – I’ve had a hand in that."

Guy says the favourite part of his job is not just bringing people to justice, but also passing on whatever helpful knowledge he can to the next generation.

"I’m here to help people and that includes my colleagues, I like to think I can give the people coming through some advice and help that makes their life easier."