Chair of Police Advisory Board For England and Wales

The Secretary of State for the Home Department is required to appoint a Chair for The Police Advisory Board for England and Wales. The Board was established as a non-departmental public body under section 46 of the Police Act 1964, now section 63(1) of the Police Act 1996. In 2016, the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales was reclassified as a Stakeholder Group. Its membership and functions are set out in its constitution, which was revised and agreed in January 2015 and can be found at here.

Title:                      Chair of Police Advisory Board for England and Wales (PABEW)

Commitment:        Approximately 21 days per year, including all quarterly meetings of the full Board. The Chair must also be available to be contacted outside of formal meeting times and at short notice to attend to pressing business.

Remuneration:       £437 per day, along with reasonable reimbursement for travel expenses

Appointment:        Three years

Location:               Flexible. Although PABEW meetings will be held in Central London and occasional travel to other locations for Board business or to meet interested parties.

Accountability:      Home Secretary

Purpose:

The Chair is tasked with effectively leading a diverse Board that is representative of both police employer and officer interests, ensuring that it operates efficiently and transparently in the public interest, and supports the Government’s missions through advice to the Home Secretary.

The chair will have the following responsibilities/duties:

• Chair meetings of PABEW and other groups;

• Work with the Secretariat to utilise expertise, to commission papers that facilitate meaningful discussion on issues affecting policing, and produce timely advice that is communicated to the Home Secretary;

• Ensure that PABEW responds within its remit to the Government’s priorities that affect policing. These include, where appropriate, the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, the Safer Streets Mission, halving VAWG and tackling knife crime;

• Provide effective leadership and direction to the PABEW and other groups to promote and demonstrate the highest standards of integrity, probity, and corporate governance;

• Ensure that PABEW fulfils its statutory responsibilities, and that other groups comply with all legislative and governance requirements;

• Ensure the PABEW and other groups consider issues and activities which will contribute to high standards in the workforce and upholding public confidence in the police service;

• Prepare an Annual Chair’s Report and evaluation of PABEW members’ performance; and

• Foster a collaborative working relationship with the Home Office and its officials, and ensure that good working relationships are established with other key stakeholders.

• Shape board meetings to ensure a focus on strategic objectives and incorporate critical, emerging topics;

• Challenge and support the PABEW Board and other groups on the production of advice to the Home Secretary;

• Understanding of the complex challenges and opportunities in policing, and ability to anticipate future such issues and ensure that the PABEW Board and other groups are exploring these in good time;

• Strong intellect and sound judgement as well as the highest levels of probity, integrity and other qualities that inspire confidence, trust and respect;

• Highly developed inter-personal and communication skills with the ability to command confidence and show judgement, discretion and political sensitivity when needed, and the ability; and

• Considerable experience of chairing at board level, with the proven ability to challenge and work collaboratively with others, and to engender consensus