Governing Board

 

Patrons

 

Lord John Stevens QPM 

A past Commissioner of Police for London, Lord Stevens is universally known for his support of police and the work they do. Since his retirement from the Police Service he has been appointed to lead on a number of high profile investigations and enquiries, not least of which was the investigation into the untimely death of Diana, Princess of Wales. A committed supporter of our work, we are indeed fortunate in having him as a Patron.

 

John Yates QPM

John was an Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police Service responsible for Specialist Operations with responsibility for Counter Terrorism, Security and Protection, nationally as well as in London. John joined the ‘Clubs’ in early 2010.

 

Martin Hewitt – Deputy Assistant Commissioner – Metropolitan Police

Martin has the lead in London for Organised Crime and Criminal Networks, and is the MPS lead for Gun Crime. He is the Project Executive for the creation of the Multi-Agency, Organised Crime Co-ordination Centre (OCCC) and the MPS representative for the new (NCA) National Crime Agency, and the National lead for Kidnap and Extortion. Martin joined the ‘Clubs’ in 2012.

 

The day-to-day work of the PCCGB is organised ‘entirely voluntarily’ by four officers:

 

The Secretary

Barry Jones MBE  

The founder of the PCCGB, Barry has now retired from the Metropolitan Police and after one year with the Home Office Immigration Inspectorate reviewing Child Protection, Child Smuggling and Trafficking issues, he has now become fully engaged in the work of the Police Clubs

 

The Chairman

Derek Rulten

Another founder member, Derek is a retired Superintendent from Essex Constabulary who devotes his time to working directly for ‘The Clubs’

 

Treasurer

Gordon Valentine

Gordon is a founder member. He retired from the Metropolitan Police in 2011 as a Detective Inspector having completed 38 year’s service. He gained considerable experience in Child Protection having worked for the Metropolitan Police Child Abuse Investigation Command for over ten years. He was latterly a lead for multi-agency response to child trafficking and protecting vulnerable children at Ports on a national basis. He now devotes a great deal of time to ‘The Clubs’.

 

Committee 

Simon Humphrey MA

After being responsible for a number of sections within the Metropolitan Police including the  Clubs and Vice Unit, and latterly its Thames Division and Air Support Services, Simon retired as a Chief Superintendent to take up post as Head of Police and Security in Mustique in the Virgin Islands. Simon keeps in regular contact with our team and will return to play an active role at the conclusion of his present post.