The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Chief
Constable Rob Nixon as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing
Council, with Policing experience, for 3 years from 1 December
2023.
The Sentencing Council (SC) was established under Section 118(1)
of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to promote greater
transparency and consistency in sentencing, whilst maintaining
the independence of the judiciary. The SC’s responsibilities
include: developing sentencing guidelines and monitoring their
use; assessing the impact of guidelines on sentencing practice;
and promoting the understanding of and increasing public
confidence in sentencing and the criminal justice system.
The appointment of non-judicial SC members is made by the Lord
Chancellor after consulting the Lord Chief Justice.
The appointment of non-judicial SC members is regulated by the
Commissioner for Public Appointments and recruitment processes
comply with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.
Biography
Rob Nixon has served with Leicestershire Police, since 1993, and
was appointed as Chief Constable in November 2022. He was
appointed Assistant Chief Constable in April 2017, with
responsibility for local policing, crime and intelligence and
public protection, before being promoted to Deputy Chief
Constable in February 2018.
Between 2015 and 2018, as temporary Assistant Chief Constable,
Rob worked on collaborative projects across Leicestershire,
Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. From 2009 to 2014, he was
Chief Superintendent for the Leicester City Basic Command Unit.
In 2008, he was appointed as the Head of the force’s Community
Safety Bureau, which was responsible for the development of
Strategic partnerships, implementation of neighbourhood policing,
anti-social behaviour, offender management and preventing counter
terrorism. He was appointed as Detective Inspector in charge of
the City CID in 2002, with responsibility for introducing the
force approach to Offender Management.
Rob was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM), in December 2020,
as part of the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.
