Chair: Lord Stevens
Lord John Stevens said on the launch of the Independent Commission on the Future of Policing:
“I am delighted to have been asked to chair this truly essential independent policing commission, the true importance of which is highlighted by the number of eminent experts who have agreed to be a part of the Commission.”
Yvette Cooper MP, Shadow Home Secretary, said:
“Policing in Britain now faces a perfect storm. The scale of the cuts, the chaos of confused reforms, escalating demands, and declining morale.
“We have a proud tradition of British policing and great successes including in recent years. However I am now worried about the future for policing and the risk of a growing gap between public concerns and the capacity of the police to deliver.
“Faced with these challenges I believe it is time for a new vision for the future of policing. 50 years on from the last royal commission into policing, we are setting up this independent commission to set out the role and purpose of policing in our communities for the 21st century and the reforms that are needed to deliver it.
“The police service needs support, its future role in society needs to be resolved, and the expectations the public have of the police need to be understood. That’s how we can produce a truly 21st Century Police Service.”
The Terms of Reference
1. The Challenges for Policing in the 21st Century – what is the role of the police and what is expected of the police?
2. How to deliver the workforce to best equip the police to cut crime and increase public confidence
3. The police’s relationship with the wider criminal justice system and the agencies of the state
4. Governance and accountability – how to ensure the police are both held to account but unencumbered by bureaucracy
5. Striking the right balance between the need for the police service to meet both local and national priorities, and the national structures to support that effort
6. Management of resources and the efficiencies to be found to get the most out of police spending
Membership of the Commission
Lord Stevens has brought together a wide-ranging team to work with him on the Commission:
Professor Jennifer Brown – Director of the Mannheim Centre for Criminology, London School of Economics and Political Science
Jessica de Grazia - Former First Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan DA’s Office in New York City
His Honour Sir Mota Singh QC LLD - Within 11 years of coming to the Bar, Mota Singh was appointed a Deputy Judge, Queen’s Counsel, a Recorder of the Crown Courts and then a Circuit Judge. This appointment was the first from a minority ethnic group
Mr Peter Neyroud QPM – Former Chief Constable of Thames Valley and former Head of the National Policing Improvement Agency
Professor Sharon Mavin – Dean of Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University
Pastor Nims Obunge – Chief Executive Officer of the Peace Alliance
Mr Tom Riordan - Chief Executive of Leeds City Council
Adele Anderson – Former CFO of KPMG and Non-Executive Director of easyJet plc
Ms Kathleen M. O’Toole - Chief Inspector of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate and former Commissioner of Boston Police
The Baroness Henig of Lancaster - Chair of the Security Industry Authority
The Baroness Harris of Richmond – Patron of the National Victims Association
Dr Tim Brain – Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff University and Visiting Professor at the University of Gloucestershire
Professor Ian Loader – Director, Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford
Mr Rick Muir – In a personal capacity
Professor Mike Rowe – Professor of Criminology, Northumbria University
Mr Chris Gregg QPM – Former Head of CID at West Yorkshire
Professor Martin Innes – Director of the University Police Science, Cardiff University
Mr Peter Ryan – Chairman and Principle Consultant at Citadel International Business Developments Ltd and former Commissioner of New South Wales Police and International Expert on Policing
Mr Max-Peter Ratzel – Former Director of Europol
Mr Howard Safir – Former Commissioner of the New York Police Department