Nick Herbert to Chair CoP board

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Nick Herbert to Chair CoP board

Former Policing Minister appointed to provide strategic direction for CoP working with new CEO who is yet to be appointed.

Date - 14th January 2021
By - Chris Smith

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Lord Nick Herbert, who was Theresa May’s policing and crime minister, is returning to the sector to become the new Chair of the College of Policing. As minister, he championed the abolition of Police Authorities and the creation of Police and...

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