Phil Golding
Chief Executive
Phil Golding was appointed as CEO at the APCC in October 2022. Before that, he held a number of roles in the Ministry of Justice, including Head of the Senior Presiding Judge’s Office, Head of Crime for the South West, Courts’ Manager for Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire and, in his last role, CEO of the Law Commission. He also sat as a magistrate in Kent until taking up the APCC role.
- James Hughes – Senior Policy Manager on secondment to the Capabilities Reform Unit in the Home Office where he supports PCCs with their governance of Digital, Data and Technology.
- Paul Dutton – Senior Policy Manager leading on the Delivery Landscape Reform Programme securing the transition of major national IT services out of the Home Office back into the policing sector.
Data, Technology and Capabilities Team
James Hughes
Senior Policy Manager on secondment to the Capabilities Reform Unit in the Home Office where he supports PCCs with their governance of Digital, Data and Technology.
Paul Dutton
Senior Policy Manager leading on the Delivery Landscape Reform Programme securing the transition of major national IT services out of the Home Office back into the policing sector.
Thomas Kira
Senior Policy Manager leading the data, digital, and technology portfolio, and covering major police technology and digital programmes.
Marcus Roberts
Director of Policy and Strategy
Marcus Roberts joined the APCC as Director of Policy and Strategy in 2019. Before that he held a number of roles in local government and the charity sector, including Head of Strategy and Performance at the City of London Corporation, Senior Policy and Strategy Advisor at Essex County Council, Chief Executive at DrugScope and Head of the Policy and Parliamentary Unit at Mind.
Policy and Strategy Team
Ella Thomas
Senior Policy Manager: Victims and VAWG
Eddie Smithwick
Senior Policy Manager: Prevention/CYP and Causes of Crime, Fire Governance
Simon Efford
Senior Policy Manager: Finance, Productivity, Sustainability and NPAS (Addictions)
Enzo Riglia
Senior Project Manager: Criminal Justice System
Sarah Keefe
APCC Wales Policy Manager
Carolyn Graham
Head of Governance and Business
Carolyn Graham joined the APCC as Head of Governance and Business In November 2021. Prior to that Carolyn worked for four years as Head of Private Office for Merseyside PCC, and has extensive experience of working in local and national government, and started her career within the Finance Sector.
Governance, Business & Policy Team
Alex Campbell
Senior Policy Manager: Serious Organised Crime, Economic and Cyber
Andy Tremayne
Senior Policy Manager: Workforce
James Atkinson
Policy and Partnership Manager
Simon Talbot
Governance Officer
Isobel Kennedy
Corporate Governance and Policy Officer
Carol Benton
Corporate Governance and Policy Officer
Catherine Bithell
Head of Communications and Public Affairs
Catherine Bithell joined the APCC in September 2023 having worked in senior communications roles in government, for think tanks, trade associations and professional bodies. Previously she served as Director of Communications for The College of Optometrists, for the innovation body Nesta, the Chartered Quality Institute and Unite trade union.
Communications & Public Affairs Team
Liz Shaw
Media Manager
Sarah Threapleton
Brand, Content and Campaigns Manager
Jessica Ferguson
External Affairs Manager
Malachi Messette
Communications & Public Affairs Assistant
Dawn Osborne
Office Manager/PA to Chair and Chief Executive
Dawn organises all APCC events, which includes General Meetings, APCC/NPCC Joint Summit and APPG, the daily running of the office, and Secretariat duties for both the Chair of the APCC and the Chief Executive.