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.