Secretariat
The team
Chief Executive
Phillip.golding@apccs.police.uk
Phil took up his position as Chief Executive of the APCC in October 2022, after six years as head of the Law Commission.
Phil’s experience of the justice system stretches back to 1994 when he joined the then Lord Chancellor’s Department. Since then, he has progressed through the ranks via Ministerial Private Offices and various roles.
He served as Head of the Senior Presiding Judge’s office between 2008 and 2011, before moving to HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to undertake a number of operational roles, including Head of Crime for the South West.
Director of Policy and Strategy
Marcus.roberts@apccs.police.uk
Marcus joined the APCC as Director of Policy and Strategy in 2019 from the City of London Corporation, where he worked as Head of Strategy and Performance. Before this he held a variety of senior policy and strategy roles in the voluntary and community sector and local government, including Director of Policy and Strategy and Chief Executive at DrugScope, Head of the Policy and Parliamentary Unit at Mind and Senior Strategy and Policy Advisor at Essex County Council.
Head of Communications and Public Affairs
Jamie joined the APCC in 2016 and leads the communications and public affairs function at the Association. Prior to this, he worked in a range of policy, public affairs and communications roles across the public, private and third sectors.
Head of Governance and Business
Carolyn.graham@apccs.police.uk
Carolyn joined the APCC as Head of Governance and Business in December 2021 from Merseyside OPCC where she worked as Head of Private Office, leading on Police and Crime Panel governance, GDPR, compliance and business support functions. Before that Carolyn held a number of senior roles in both the private and public sectors.
Carolyn will lead on the policy portfolio Transparency and Integrity, manage the corporate governance functions in the OPCC, provide oversight of the Notable Practice and Knowledge Sharing project and the Joint Projects Team.
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.
Corporate Governance Officer
Simon supports APCC Board Meetings, APCC General Meetings and the NPCC Audit and Assurance Board. Simon previously worked for a charity which was commissioned by the Home Office to review the performance of local community safety partnerships. Before that he worked in local government supporting the development of multi-agency crime reduction projects in high crime areas.
Communications Adviser
Clarissa.hawthorne@apccs.police.uk
Clarissa joined the APCC in May 2018 to develop and deliver a programme of external communications to raise the profile of PCCs and their national policy priorities to: the public; the wider policing family; Criminal Justice stakeholders; and the Government.
Before joining the APCC, Clarissa worked for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, the Police Digital Service, Sussex Police and prior to that had a career in national broadcast television.
Media Manager
Charlotte is the APCC’s Media Manager. She leads the media relations function at the APCC, raising the profile of Police and Crime Commissioners nationally. Prior to this, Charlotte worked in media and communications roles within numerous police forces and led the media function at the staff association for police officers in England and Wales.
Public Affairs Officer
Jessica supports the APCC's communications and public affairs function, with a particular focus on parliamentary engagement. Prior to joining the Association in August 2021, she worked in a similar role for a membership body within the healthcare sector.
Senior Policy Manager
Andrew.tremayne@apccs.police.uk
Andy is a Senior Policy Manager covering three portfolios: Citizens in Policing; Standards and Leadership; and Workforce.
Senior Policy Manager
Paul is Senior Policy Manager covering the Police Technology, Digital and ICT portfolio.
Senior Policy Manager
James joined the APCC in February 2017. He is currently seconded to the Capabilities Reform Unit in the Home Office (which also has responsibility for the Strategic Change and Investment Board) and acts as the link with PCCs/APCC. He also supports the work of the National Enabling Programme (which provides Police forces with a secure, cloud-based, digital platform) and BlueLight Commercial, which drives collaborative commercial activities, initially in policing, to increase efficiencies and enhance savings.
Before joining the APCC in 2017 to support police reform and transformation, James was a senior civil servant and worked in various Departments including the Department for Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Senior Policy Manager
Alexandra.Campbell@apccs.police.uk
Alex is the Policy Lead for Forensics, Specialist Capabilities and Serious Organised Crime. She also supports PCCs to provide leadership on Police Transformation and Police Public Contact, including 101 and Single Online Home (SOH). She joined the APCC in October 2017 to support PCCs in delivering the Policing Vision 2025. Prior to that, she worked in Brussels and in Kosovo.
Senior Policy Manager
Ella is a Senior Policy Manager covering the Criminal Justice and Victims portfolios.
She joined on secondment in July 2021 from the Ministry of Justice where she worked across Criminal Justice System Governance and Strategy, with extensive cross departmental and local partnership working. Prior to this, Ella worked across policy and operational delivery in the Department for Education.
Senior Policy Manager
Eddie.smithwick@apccs.police.uk
Eddie joined the APCC in 2017 as a Senior Policy Manager leading our work with PCCs to deliver safer communities. This work includes crime prevention, emergency service collaboration and mental health and custody.
Eddie has previously spent time working at a Police and Crime Commissioner’s office, delivering a range of work around victims’ services, community safety partnerships, and custody visiting, as well as national guidance on police and crime plans. Eddie’s experience is built upon his time working for a Member of Parliament, with a metropolitan police authority and in the civil service (HM Courts and Tribunals).
Senior Policy Manager
Simon's role is to support Police and Crime Commissioners in relation to finance and resources issues. He has been involved in the evolution of the national Police Resources submission work and he is central to the current Joint Stakeholder approach to the programme.
Policy and Political Group Manager
Richard.denham@apccs.police.uk
Richard leads on the portfolio work of the Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Portfolio, as well as providing secretariat services to the Labour Police and Crime Commissioners’ Group.
Policy Manager
Will is the APCC policy lead for local policing and partnerships, which supports PCCs on matters relating to neighbourhood policing, contact management and anti-social behaviour. He also manages the road safety and road safety and roads policing portfolio and business crime portfolio.
Will started his career at the European Parliament, liaising between the UK Government and EU on transport, tourism, business, animal welfare and crime. He was then a campaign manager and advisor for a UK political party during the 2015 and 2017 General and Local Elections. Next, he managed public affairs for a large employers’ association, lobbying governments on legislative changes for small businesses.
Policy Officer
Libby joined the APCC in November 2020 and leads on Serious Violence and Modern Slavery. Libby also provides support to Senior Policy Managers on the Digital & Technology, Environment & Sustainability, Serious & Organised Crime and Forensics portfolios.
Before joining the APCC, Libby spent worked at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk assisting in the commissioning of support services for victims of crime.
Policy Assistant
Kavisha.rodrigo@apccs.police.uk
Kavisha joined the APCC in August 2022 and works within the Safer Communities Group. Kavisha is primarily involved within the Mental Health & Custody, Emergency Service Collaboration, and Prevention portfolios. Prior to joining the APCC, Kavisha worked within police recruitment and supported diverse individuals to be leaders on the policing frontline through a partnership scheme. Kavisha also holds a BA and MA in History.
Policy and Strategy Intern
Alfie Joined the APCC in September 2022 as a Policy and Strategy Intern. Alfie provides support to the APCC's Safer Communities Group assisting in the delivery of various portfolios such as Prevention, Victims, Mental Health and Custody, Emergency Service Collaboration and Fire Governance.
Before joining the APCC, Alfie spent time in the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia supporting the PCC's Policy and Commissioning teams. Alfie holds a BA in Criminology from Swansea University and MA in Security Studies from Birmingham City University.
Policy and Data Analyst
Joining the Joint Projects Team in August 2022, Dean provides policy and data support to the programme supporting the APCC and NPCC partnership.
Before joining the APCC, Dean worked in data analytics in several sectors including healthcare and professional sports. Dean holds an MA in Intelligence and International Security from King’s College London and a BSc in Politics and International Relations from Aston University.