Anita Bharucha will oversee independent recommendations on
police and NCA officer pay.
Anita Bharucha has been a member of the PRRB since
December 2014. Her appointment as chair commenced on 18
December 2018 and will last for three years.
Ms Bharucha is currently Chief Operating Officer of the
Smith School of Enterprise and Environment at the
University of Oxford. She also chairs the audit and
governance committee of the Human Fertilisation and
Embryology Authority.
Furthermore, the Home Secretary has appointed four members
to sit on the PRRB and NCARRB.
The appointees are Andy Bliss, Richard Childs, Patrick
McCartan and Trevor Reaney.
Mr Bliss QPM had a career of more than 20 years in
policing, most recently serving as chief constable of
Hertfordshire Constabulary between 2011 and 2016.
Mr Childs QPM served as a police officer for 30 years and
has also ran his own private consultancy across various
industries, including security and policing.
Mr McCartan CBE has previously chaired the Independent
Financial Review Panel of the Northern Ireland Assembly and
the Police Pensions Board Northern Ireland.
Mr Reaney CBE most recently served as Clerk and Chief
Executive of the Northern Ireland Assembly between 2008 and
his retirement in 2016. He was also previously the Chief
Executive of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.
The PRRB makes
independent recommendations concerning the pay and
conditions of police officers to the Home Secretary and the
Northern Ireland Minister of Justice.
The PRRB’s
recommendations concern police officers at or below the
rank of chief superintendent and cover allowances, hours of
duty, leave and other matters.
The NCARRB makes
independent recommendations to the government on the pay
and allowances of NCA officers designated with operational
powers.
