National Strategic Board members

The National Strategic Board (NSB) sets the overall direction for the National Police Air Service (NPAS) and holds the lead Local Chief Constable accountable for the operational delivery of the service on behalf of all police bodies across England and Wales.

Below is the current list of board members and the regions they represent (updated May 2025):

North East

• Police and Crime Commissioner: Jonathan Evison, Humberside
• Chief Constable: Rachel Bacon, Durham Constabulary

North West

• Chief Constable: Sacha Hatchett, Lancashire Police
• Police and Crime Commissioner: Dan Price, Cheshire Constabulary

West Midlands

• T/Chief Constable: Alex Franklin-Smith, Warwickshire Police
• Police and Crime Commissioner: Ben Adams, Staffordshire (Chair)

East Midlands

• Chief Constable: Paul Gibson, Lincolnshire Police
• Police and Crime Commissioner: Gary Godden, Nottinghamshire

Eastern

• Chief Constable: Ben-Julian Harrington QPM, Essex Police
• Police and Crime Commissioner: Tim Passmore, Suffolk

London

• Assistant Commissioner: Laurence Taylor, Metropolitan Police Service
• Head of Operational Oversight: Robin Merrett, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime

South East

• Chief Constable: Jason Hogg, Thames Valley Police
• Police and Crime Commissioner: Donna Jones, Hampshire

South West

• Deputy Chief Constable: John Reilly, Avon and Somerset Police
• Police and Crime Commissioner: Philip Wilkinson, Wiltshire

Wales

• T/Chief Constable: Mark Hobrough, Gwent Police
• Police and Crime Commissioner: Dafydd Llywelyn, Dyfed-Powys