Bedfordshire Police Headquarters
Bridgebury House, Woburn Road, Kempston, Bedfordshire, MK43 9AX
Bridgebury House, Woburn Road, Kempston, Bedfordshire, MK43 9AX
Introduction
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) is run by a dedicated team who support the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).
The team support:
The OPCC is led by a Chief Executive whose responsibility is to manage the staff and provide a monitoring role to ensure standards remain high.
The team also includes a Chief Finance Officer to advise the PCC on financial matters and the impact on any decisions regarding the budget, spending and commissioning.
Staff Facts & Figures
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire
18 Full Time Members of Staff, including the PCC: 69%
8 Part Time Members of Staff: 31%
Organisational Charts
John Tizard – The Police and Crime Commissioner
The Police and Crime Commissioner’s role is a busy one, but the PCC is supported by an Executive Team who help to shape the delivery of the policing agenda across the county and help action key executive decisions on a daily basis, and a team of administrative staff. Together they make up the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC).
Contact: PCC@beds.police.uk
PCC Salary – £73,300
Police and Crime Commissioner Gifts and Hospitality Log
Police and Crime Commissioner Notification of Disclosable Interests Log
Land/Premise owned and/or leased by the Police and Crime Commissioner
Umme Ali – Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner
Umme Ali was appointed at the start of June 2024 as the new Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire, and confirmed by the Police and Crime Panel. In this role, Umme supports the PCC to develop strategies to reduce violence against women and children, which forms a vital part of the commissioner’s police and crime plan. Umme is a champion for victims and and ensures that they are put at the heart of policing and the wider criminal justice system.
Contact: PCC@beds.police.uk
DPCC Salary – £21,990 FTE (2 days a week – the full-time equivalent or FTE refers to the number of hours considered full-time)
Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Gifts and Hospitality Log
Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Notification of Disclosable Interests Log
Sharn Basra – Chief Executive
Sharn is the Chief Executive; his key responsibilities are as follows:
Gifts and Hospitality Log – Nothing Claimed
Salary: Spot salary of £115,000 as per decision PCC/D/021
Wayne Humberstone – Director of OPCC Operations
Wayne has nearly three decades of experience around various elements of Policing and also has responsibility for the day to day oversight of the staffing and projects within the OPCC.
Salary Scale: SM3
Phil Wells – Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
Phil advises the PCC and his office on financial matters.
Gifts and Hospitality – Nothing Claimed
Chief Finance Officer Notification of Disclosable Interests Log
Phil Eaton – Project Manager Policing and Contact
Phil manages projects set by the OPCC Chief of Staff to support the PCC’s priority area objectives.
Salary Scale: PO5
Katie Beaumont – Head of Governance and Transparency
Katie assists the Chief Executive with all compliance and governance issues. She leads on all complaints which are received from the public. Katie is a Director for the Independent Custody Visiting Association (ICVA).
Salary Scale: SM1
Samantha Denness – Performance and Accountability Manager
Samantha carries out a wide variety of activities as well as monitoring, preparing, and analysing/interpreting performance information against the Police and Crime Plan, Local Criminal Justice Board plans and Project Plans. Samantha attends strategic meetings and prepares briefings and reports on performance outliers, exceptions and emerging issues as well as supporting the identification of areas for improvement on key aspects of service delivery. Samantha also line manages the two Compliance Officers and the Contacts Officer.
Bethany Coles – Compliance Officer
Bethany assists the Head of Governance and Transparency and the Performance and Accountability Manager with all compliance and governance duties. This includes Freedom of Information Requests, Subject Access Requests and managing the Independent Custody Visiting Scheme.
Anesu Banda – Compliance Officer
Anesu assists the Head of Governance and Transparency and the Performance and Accountability Manager with all compliance and governance duties. This includes the administration function of the Police and Crime Panel, Freedom of Information Requests, Subject Access Requests and managing the Community Scrutiny Panels (Stop and Search and Use of Force).
Gifts and Hospitality Log – Nothing Claimed
Tarushi De Cruze – Compliance Officer
Tarushi assists the Head of Governance and Transparency and the Performance and Accountability Manager with all compliance and governance duties. This includes the administration function of the Police and Crime Panel, Freedom of Information Requests, Subject Access Requests and managing the Community Scrutiny Panels (Stop and Search and Use of Force).
Tarushi.DeCruze@beds.police.uk
Gifts and Hospitality Log – Nothing Claimed
Mary Robinson – Contacts Officer
Mary is responsible for dealing with communications received within the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, ensuring that correspondence received, is signposted to the appropriate department.
Gifts and Hospitality Log – Nothing Claimed
Leanne Friel – Communications Officer
Leanne is the liaison between the organisation, the public, and the media to ensure that the activities of the Police and Crime Commissioner are relayed appropriately and on time.
Gifts and Hospitality Log – Nothing Claimed
Lara Lewis – Staff Officer to the PCC
Lara is the Staff Officer supporting the PCC.
Gifts and Hospitality Log – Nothing Claimed
Gemma McCormack – Executive Personal Assistant to the PCC and Office Manager
Gemma is the Executive Personal Assistant to the Police and Crime Commissioner and is the Office Manager.
Cara Gavin – Violence Exploitation and Reduction Unit Head of Service
Cara is the head of service for the Bedfordshire Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit and lead for Early Intervention portfolio within the OPCC.
Salary Scale: PO5
Gifts and Hospitality Log – Nothing Claimed
Louisa Glynn – Violence Exploitation and Reduction Unit Manager
Lou is the manager for the Bedfordshire Violence and Exploitation and Reduction Unit.
Gifts and Hospitality Log – Nothing Claimed
Tara Malciw – Commissioning Officer
Tara is the Commissioning Officer and is responsible for supporting the annual commissioning process and ensuring compliance with policy and process throughout the year. Tara works with commissioned individuals/organisations to ensure delivery of objectives.
Jennifer Grant – Commissioning Compliance Officer
Jennifer is the Commissioning Compliance Officer and is responsible for supporting the annual commissioning process and ensuring compliance with policy and process throughout the year. Jennifer works with commissioned individuals/organisations to ensure delivery of objectives.
Kiran Nandha – Commissioning Compliance Officer
Kiran is the Commissioning Compliance Officer and is responsible for supporting the annual commissioning process and ensuring compliance with policy and process throughout the year. Kiran works with commissioned individuals/organisations to ensure delivery of objectives.
Francoise Julian – Criminal Justice and Victims Project Manager
Francoise is the Project Manager for Criminal Justice and Victims within the OPCC. Francoise is also the Business Manager for the Bedfordshire Criminal Justice Board and the OPCC lead for the Board’s three workstreams; Reducing Reoffending, Victims and Witness Engagement.
Francoise.Julian@beds.police.uk
Gifts and Hospitality Log – Nothing Claimed
Alysha Patel – Restorative Justice Coordinator
Alysha is the Restorative Justice Coordinator for the OPCC and is responsible for working with criminal justice, local authority and voluntary sector partners to develop and embed restorative justice practice across the county, maintaining a scalable and sustainable service that is victim-centred and accessible to local communities.
Gifts and Hospitality Log – Nothing Claimed
Nicola Bayliss – Restorative Justice Coordinator
Nicola is the Restorative Justice Coordinator for the OPCC and is responsible for working with criminal justice, local authority and voluntary sector partners to develop and embed restorative justice practice across the county, maintaining a scalable and sustainable service that is victim-centred and accessible to local communities.
Karen Cotton – Safer Streets Coordinator
Karen supports the Safer Streets project within the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Bedfordshire.
Gifts and Hospitality Log – Nothing Claimed
Salary bandings
Pay Scale | Salary Range |
SC5 | £27789 – £29874 |
SC6 | £30783 – £32772 |
SO1 | £35,982 – £38007 |
SO2 | £39036 – £40950 |
PO2 | £41928 – £45546 |
PO3 | £50814 – £54231 |
PO5 | £57663 – £61071 |
SM1 | £64173 – £69867 |
SM3 | £76650 – £85569 |
Bedfordshire Police HQ
Bridgebury House
Woburn Road
Kempston
Bedfordshire
MK43 9AX
Tel: 01234 842064
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