City of London

The Police Authority Board is responsible for holding the Commissioner of the City of London Police to account in running an effective and efficient service; ensuring value for money in the way the Force is run; and setting policing priorities taking into account the views of the local community.

James Thomson is the Chair of the City of London Police Authority Board and Chair of the Police Authority’s Economic and Cyber Crime Committee.  He is currently the Deputy Lead for the Fraud Portfolio at the APCC and sits on the Home Office Fraud Policing Oversight Board, which is where the City of London Police is held to account externally for its role as National Lead Force for Fraud and Cyber Crime, complementing the oversight and scrutiny provided by the Police Authority’s own Economic and Cyber Crime Committee.