Festus Akinbusoye – The Police and Crime Commissioner
The Police and Crime Commissioner’s role is a busy one, but the PCC is supported by an Executive Team who help to shape the delivery of the policing agenda across the county and help action key executive decisions on a daily basis, and a team of administrative staff. Together they make up the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC).
Land/Premise owned and/or leased by the PCC – Please click on the link to view the log of land and premises owned and/or leased by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire.
Ian Dalgarno – Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner
The Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner supports the work of the Police and Crime Commissioner, his office, and the delivery of his Police and Crime Plan.
Anna Villette – Interim Chief Executive (Grade – SM4)
Anna joined the OPCC to undertake the monitoring officer role on a temporary basis and to carry out a review of the OPCC. Anna has more than 20 years’ senior leadership experience working in and around local government and the emergency services, including time as a local councillor where she served on a Police and Crime Panel.
Wayne Humberstone – Director of OPCC Operations (Grade SM2)
Wayne has nearly three decades of experience around various elements of Policing and also has responsibility for the day to day oversight of the staffing and projects within the OPCC.
Katie Beaumont – Head of Governance and Transparency (Grade SM1)
Katie assists the Chief Executive with all compliance and governance issues. She leads on all complaints which are received from the public. Katie is also the Eastern Regional Lead for the Independent Custody Visiting Scheme.
Bethany assists the Head of Governance and Transparency with all compliance and governance duties. This includes Freedom of Information Requests, Subject Access Requests and managing the Independent Custody Visiting Scheme.
Anesu assists the Head of Governance and Transparency with all compliance and governance duties. This includes the administration function of the Police and Crime Panel, Freedom of Information Requests, Subject Access Requests and managing the Community Scrutiny Panels (Stop and Search and Use of Force).
Mary is responsible for dealing with communications received within the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, ensuring that correspondence received, is signposted to the appropriate department.
Leanne is the liaison between the organisation, the public, and the media to ensure that the activities of the PCC are relayed appropriately and on time.
Cara Gavin – Early Intervention and Reducing Reoffending Project Manager
Cara is responsible for supporting the PCC, Chief Executive and the Senior Management team in delivering and project managing for the Early Intervention and Reducing Reoffending elements in the Police and Crime Plan.
Jenna Skinner – Commissioning and Income Generation Lead
Jenna is the lead for Commissioning and Income Generation and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the commissioning function within the OPCC, co-ordinating all resources in a well-planned and controlled manner, as well as ensuring that requirements and resource levels are fully identified.
Tara is the Commissioning Officer and is responsible for supporting the annual commissioning process and ensuring compliance with policy and process throughout the year. Tara works with commissioned individuals/organisations to ensure delivery of objectives.
Claire is the Commissioning Officer and is responsible for supporting the annual commissioning process and ensuring compliance with policy and process throughout the year. Claire works with commissioned individuals/organisations to ensure delivery of objectives.
Pauline Stewart – Executive Personal Assistant to Chief Executive
Pauline is the Executive Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive of the OPCC and provides a full range of support duties, as well as on occasions to the Senior Management Team.
Alysha is the Restorative Justice Coordinator for the OPCC and is responsible for working with criminal justice, local authority and voluntary sector partners to develop and embed restorative justice practice across the county, maintaining a scalable and sustainable service that is victim-centred and accessible to local communities.