The National Strategic Board
NPAS is governed by a National Strategic Board (NSB) which meets quarterly.
Sitting on the Board are Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables, representing each of the nine NPAS regions, plus the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, John Robins QPM DL, and the Deputy Mayor of Policing and Crime for West Yorkshire, Alison Lowe OBE, as representatives of the current lead policing body and force for NPAS.
The National Strategic Board Board members sitting at 1 April 2024
North East region
PCC Jonathan Evison (Humberside)
Chief Con Rachel Bacon (Durham)
North West region
PCC Peter McCall (Cheshire)
Chief Con Mark Roberts (Cheshire)
West Midlands region
PCC Ben Adams (Staffordshire)
Chief Con Debbie Tedds (Warwickshire)
East Midlands region
PCC Vacant
Chief Con Paul Gibson (Lincolnshire)
Eastern region
PCC Festus Akinbusoye (Bedfordshire)
Chief Con BJ Harrington QPM (Essex)
London region
Head of Operational Oversight for Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime Robin Merrett (London)
Dep Asst Commissioner Laurence Taylor (The Metropolitan Police Service)
South East region
PCC Lisa Townsend (chair) (Surrey)
Chief Con Jason Hogg (Thames Valley)
South West region
PCC Philip Wilkinson OBE (Wiltshire)
Chief Con Catherine Roper (Wiltshire)
Wales region
PCC Dafydd Llywelyn (Dyfed-Powys)
Chief Con Pam Kelly (Gwent)
Changes to Board membership in 2023/24
Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones, representing the East Midlands region, stood down in February 2024. The position remains vacant.
Chief Constable Rachel Swann, also of the East Midlands region, stood down at the year end and Chief Constable Paul Gibson took over from April 2024.
Chief Constable Jo Farrell, of the North East region, stood down at the end of 2023 and Chief Constable Rachel Bacon took on the role.
Former members are thanked for their contribution.