Staff
In addition to the 17 Police Authority members there are 13 staff who work at the Police Authority. This page outlines the role profile of each team.
Staff Organisation Chart July 2009
Our Chief Executive
Miranda Carruthers-Watt was appointed as the Chief Executive of Lancashire Police Authority in April 2007. Miranda is responsible for overseeing all Police Authority staff and she works closely with the Chair and all Members to ensure that there is an effective and efficient police service in Lancashire.
She liaises with Members and with the Constabulary and works closely with other Police Authorities and with the Home Office and other national and regional organisations to make sure that Lancashire’s interests are served.
Miranda is supported by her Personal Assistant, Debbie Bryant, and the rest of the team.
Our Treasurer
Ian Cosh was appointed as the Treasurer of the Authority in September 2008. Ian is the Authority’s statutory financial officer with overall responsibility for the administration of the police authority’s financial affairs, as set out in sections 112 and 114 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988. He provides financial advice to the Police Authority on all aspects of its activity, including financial propriety and the strategic planning and policy-making process.
Our Deputy Chief Executive
Christine Durber was appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive of the Authority in May 2008. Christine is responsible for the operational management of the Authority’s staff and functions on a day-to-day basis; Governance including corporate and business planning and Learning and Development in relation to both staff and Members.
Our Governance Team
The Authority has two Policy Officers, Bev Wood and Stephen Pickup and a Committee Administrator, Ian Dickinson.
The team is responsible for Authority Policy and Planning, Performance Scrutiny, Oversight of Police Complaints, Committee Administration, Chief Police Officer and Member appointments and the management of the Authority’s Volunteer Schemes.
Our Community Engagement Team
The team is responsible for all outward facing communication with the public. Our aim is to ensure that the people of Lancashire are aware of what the Police Authority is and what it does. It is important that the public are given the opportunity to voice their views on policing and contribute to the decisions that the Authority makes. We are responsible for:
- public consultation and community engagement
- external publications eg local policing summary, budget leaflet
- community events
- co-ordinating internal and external communications
- giving feedback to the public about the Authority
- making sure that the public’s views on policing are fed into the Authority’s performance scrutiny and planning processes
- development of community engagement policy
Our Head of Community Engagement is Naomi Walker and our Community Engagement Officer is Danielle Bowater.
Our Office Team
The office team has responsibility for the smooth running of the Police Authority office including liaising with Members and staff ensuring that they have the facilities to function daily including financial management, the provision of stationery, equipment, IT and other resources. The team also provide support for all the other teams within the organisation on a variety of tasks.
Our Resources Manager is Sue Hamilton and the team includes a Senior Administrative Officer, Jay Nicholas and two Administrative Officers Becky Spaulding and Lizzie Heath.
In addition to the full time posts within the office, the Police Authority also has a part time Treasurer, Ian Cosh and is supported by a dedicated legal advisor team and media support service.
To Contact us:
We welcome your views and opinions, you can contact us by:
Phone 01772 533587
Fax 01772 768893
Email LPA.information@lancashire.gov.uk
Website www.lancspa.gov.uk
