Christine Elliott has been appointed by the Home Secretary as
interim Chair of the College of Policing, following her
nomination by the College Board.
She takes over the role from outgoing Chair Millie Banerjee.
Christine has been a College Non-Executive Director since April
2015. She is the College’s first Senior Independent Director and
has chaired the Audit and Risk, and the Nominations and
Remuneration Committees and currently chairs the College
Regulatory Consultative Committee.
Home Secretary said:
Christine will be a strong and effective interim Chair of the
College of Policing.
Her experience gained across a variety of senior leadership
roles will help the College advance the professional
development of all police officers across the country as this
government recruits 20,000 new officers and ensures that
policing prioritises reducing crime.
Christine is also Chair of the Health and Care Professions
Council, which regulates fifteen professions, and is an
independent lay member of the Editors’ Code Committee, which
reviews and revises the code used by all UK press regulators.
Her career spans across the public, private and non-profit
sectors. Notably she previously served as Director of Bletchley
Park, the World War 2 code breaking site, helping it become an
internationally renowned heritage attraction backed by millions
in government infrastructure investment and private donations.
Christine Elliot said:
We all rely on brave and talented police officers and staff to
protect us in increasingly complex circumstances and I’m
looking forward to helping strengthen our connection with the
frontline and deliver important pieces of work to support the
service.
A fair and open process to recruit a substantive Chair will take
place in the coming months.
