New executive directors on College of Policing board
The deputy secretary of the Police Federation’s National Detective Forum, Paul Matthews, and chief executive of the CIPD, Peter Cheese, are to join the College of Policing’s board as non-executive directors.
Mr Matthews has been a federation representative since 2013, and is currently the national lead for professional development, disability and missing people after he was elected as the region 8 sergeants representative for the national board in June 2022.
Since becoming deputy secretary of the National Detective Forum in September 2021, he has contributed towards an uplift in detectives across the country. He will be joining the board in a seat reserved for federated ranks.
Mr Cheese has extensive experience in consulting and the development of HR, the future of work, and the key issues of leadership, culture and organisation, people and skills. He is a published author discussing these topics and holds numerous board level roles as well as holding honorary degrees from three different universities. He will be joining the board in an independent seat where he can offer objective insight into work being carried out.
Nick Herbert (Lord Herbert of South Downs), the college’s chair, said: “I’m delighted to welcome both Paul and Peter to our board. The wealth of knowledge and experience that they both bring will be a real asset to the college’s work to boost professionalism, drive consistency and improve leadership.”
College of Policing Chief Constable Andy Marsh said: “I extend a warm welcome to both Paul and Peter and thank them for joining the college board. Their knowledge of policing, leadership and continuous professional development will be a real asset to us. I look forward to working with them both.”
As non-executive directors on the college board, both will be involved in ensuring the strategic direction and values of the college are aligned with meeting our obligations to the public of setting standards, providing training and sharing good practice across policing.
Mr Matthews said: “I applied for a seat on the college board reserved for federated ranks so that I could ensure that decisions made were for the betterment of policing in general.”
Mr Cheese added: “I am delighted to be joining the board of the College of Policing and hope to bring my experience in support of standards of practice, qualifications and training across the police forces in England and Wales as they face into the challenges of significant change.”