Dame Anne has an incredible career throughout the Criminal Justice System, most recently as the first non-executive National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Board. Dame Anne’s previous roles include Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales, Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (now the IOPC) Director of JUSTICE, non-Executive Director of the Criminal Cases Review Commission and much more.

Rachael is the Independent Custody Visitor Manager and Police Authority Compliance Lead at the City of London Corporation (CoL).  Rachael is responsible for the Independent Custody Visiting Scheme and is a member of the ICVA National Expert Forum. She also leads on custody matters and police complaints on behalf of the Police Authority at the City of London.  Rachael has previously spent time volunteering as a Constituency Caseworker and Samaritans Volunteer; and enjoys travel, sports and dance outside work.

Katie is the Compliance Officer for the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Bedfordshire, and her role includes being the ICV Scheme Manager. Katie started her employment with the OPCC in November 2015, after nearly 9 years working in a Detention Centre, from being an officer to the Governance Manager.

Moawia is an Investment Director and brings considerable public experience to the role. He is a former ICV and Chair of ICV’s in South Wales. He holds several Public Appointments, Non-Executive Director and Advisory roles with the MOJ, Judiciary, City Police, Welsh Government, Hafod Housing, St John Ambulance, Coleg Gwent, Common Purpose and UN. He is also a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Educators and the Spectacle Makers. He received the Freedom of the City of London in 2021.

Niamh Byrne, Head of Communications & Engagement at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner in Avon and Somerset. Niamh has been in her role since July 2019, focusing particularly on improving engagement and consultation with under-represented communities and those adversely affected by disproportionality in policing and the criminal justice system.

Since 2017 Erika’s managed Surrey ICV scheme on behalf of the PCC.  Building upon her previous experience as a Special Constable, Erika jumped at the opportunity to move from a private sector strategy career into the criminal justice world after a career break following the birth of her young children.

Rosanna has several years experience working on criminal justice policy and human rights. She is currently the Senior Policy and Parliamentary Officer at the charity INQUEST, which works with bereaved families in their campaign for accountability following state-related deaths. Rosanna previously worked for the UK’s National Preventative Mechanism, helping to coordinate detention monitoring bodies to carry out their international human rights obligations.

Kate is the Association of Police and Crime Commissioner’s national lead for Custody. Kate was appointed as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester with responsibility for Safer and Stronger Communities in January 2023. From 2010 to 2022, she served as the Member of Parliament for Stretford and Urmston. While in parliament, Kate held a number of shadow ministerial posts, including Shadow Secretary of State for Education, and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, and served on the Justice, Home Affairs and Work and Pensions select committees, and the Public Accounts Committee.

Matthew is the Engagement and ICV Scheme Manager for the Northern Ireland Policing Board. Matthew has been in his role since September 2022, focusing on the delivery of the Boards Engagement Strategy in addition to managing and overseeing the delivery of the ICV Scheme in Northern Ireland. Previously, Matthew has over 14 years’ experience in EU Funding Programmes specifically designed to support peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland.

Standards and Scrutiny Manager for the Police and Crime Commissioner in Cleveland, Elise manages the Cleveland Custody Visiting Scheme and is a member of the ICVA National Expert Forum. Before joining the OPCC in 2016 Elise spent 17 years working in a local authority in various roles including Performance and Information Manager and 8 years spent in scrutiny, holding the local authority and latterly the Health Service to account. Elise’s main passion outside of work is travelling with her family.

Kirsty has over 20 years' experience within the policing environment, she leads the Scottish Police Authority's (SPA) Independent Custody Visiting Scheme in Scotland (ICVS), upholding the Authority's statutory obligation under Chapter 16 of the Police and Fire Reform Act 2012. Currently she has responsibility for monitoring 79 custody centres throughout Scotland to preserve and promote human rights.

John retired as an accountant after forty-six years back in 2014.  He is a qualified member of Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. He has been Honorary Treasurer to the Association for two years now.  His role is to provide strategic financial advice to Chief Executive and members of the Board. This involves oversight of budget preparation, monitoring reports and final accounts. In May 2018 he was appointed Lay Member - Audit & Assurance for the Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group.

Sherry is the Chief Executive Officer with ICVA, having been with the organisation since 2016. Previous to ICVA, Sherry has a long history of working in the criminal justice sector including prisons, community and youth projects and specialist housing allocations. Sherry has recently been appointed as the Chair of the United Kingdom National Preventive Mechanism.

Jenna is currently studying an LLM in International Human Rights Law at the University of York alongside her position at ICVA. Her passion for the justiciable treatment of detainees was initially ignited during her first MA where she researched the social and psychological reasons behind what motivates abuse in investigative processes.

Sioned’s interest and passion to work within the criminal justice system is enhanced by a background in the third sector working with vulnerable populations who are either at risk of entering the criminal justice system or already involved with it. More recently, Sioned worked with care experienced people in prisons across Wales to establish peer support groups to help increase their sense of community, confidence, and emotional wellbeing as well as identify changes that would improve their experience within prison and decrease their risk of recidivism.