Tijs Broeke has been elected as Chair of the Police Authority Board.
He has served on the Board since 2018 and has held the position of Deputy Chair for three years. He succeeds James Thomson who served a full term.
Mr Broeke will be responsible for leading the body, whose main role is to support and scrutinise the work of the Police. It holds the Commissioner to account in running an effective and efficient service, ensuring value for money in the way the force is run, and setting policing priorities considering the views of the local community.
The Police Authority Board supports the Police in delivering its two main roles: keeping the City streets safe, for the benefit of all communities, and being the National Lead Force for fraud and National Police Chiefs Council lead for economic and cyber-crime. This includes delivering the UK‘s national fraud and cyber-crime reporting centre, Action Fraud.
Mr Broeke is a senior communications and government relations advisor to global brands and UK organisations with a professional background in tech, transport, and security. Based in the City, he leads government affairs and public policy in the UK and Northwest Europe for HP Inc.
Having volunteered as a Special Constable for the Metropolitan Police Service, and as a former trustee of Working Chance – a charity helping women ex-offenders into jobs, Mr Broeke now serves as vice-chair of the City Corporation’s Policy and Resources Committee.
Mr Broeke served as chair of the ’s Academies Trust supporting 10 schools with over 7,800 students across London. He is currently Chair of the Board of Governors at the London Metropolitan University, and a member of the Mayor of London Policing Board.
Having previously worked for the Equal Opportunities Commission, he is passionate about social mobility and promoting a diverse and inclusive City.
Chair of the Police Authority Board, Tijs Broeke, said:
“It is a great privilege and responsibility to be elected as Chair. My objective will be to ensure that the remains the safest business district in the world.
“Working with our partners, I will help the City Police put victims and our communities at the heart of everything it does, ensure the successful introduction of the replacement service for Action Fraud, and make the Police the most inclusive police service in the country.
“We are fortunate to have a first-class police service in the City which plays a leading role in strengthening the nation’s economic security. And these are vital components in keeping the public, the City, and the nation, safe.”
Fraud makes up 38% of recorded crime in England and Wales and is the most common crime type. The Government estimates that fraud costs society £6.8 billion per year. Police is the national policing lead for fraud, running Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB). Reports to Action Fraud are sent to the NFIB for initial assessment, and those with viable lines of enquiry are passed to local police forces to consider for investigation.
About the Police Authority Board:
The Corporation’s Court of Common Council is the Police Authority for the Square Mile. The Court delegates this duty to the Police Authority Board. The Board is responsible for holding the Commissioner to account in running an effective and efficient service; ensuring value for money in the way the Force is run; and setting policing priorities taking into account the views of the local community.
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