Our governance
The main decision-making bodies of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA).
CNPA Board
The board is a committee of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) mandated by the Authority to ensure that the Authority discharges its statutory responsibilities and secures the maintenance of an efficient and effective Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC). The board is primarily responsible for:
- setting the strategic, policy, resource and performance management framework for the CNC
- monitoring the overall performance of the CNC against agreed strategies and plans and agreeing remedial action as necessary
- discharging the financial duties set by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Approving arrangements for the governance, administration and conditions of service of the CNC.
Board members
The board is made up of nine CNPA members and six CNC senior executive team members.
The CNPA members are:
- Susan Johnson OBE, Chair
- Sue Scane, Independent Member
- Sir Craig Mackey QPM, Independent Member
- Andrew Harvey, Independent Member
- Pam Duerden, Industry Member
- David Tomblin, Industry Member
- Susan Lussem, Industry Member
- Mark Rouse, Industry Member
- Chris Pilgrim, Independent Member
The CNC senior executive team members are:
- Chief Constable Simon Chesterman
- Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Martin
- Assistant Chief Constable Louise Harrison
- Director of People and Organisational Development Richard Saunders
- Director of Governance and Enabling Services Richard Cawdron
CNPA Audit, Risk and Finance Committee
The audit, risk and finance committee keeps under review and reports to the board on the comprehensiveness, reliability and integrity of assurances given, to meet the Authority’s and the Accounting Officer’s assurance needs. The committee is responsible for all matters relating to:
- internal and external audit
- internal control and risk management
- accounting policies and actions
- financial management and scrutiny of the Annual Report and Accounts
- corporate governance requirements of the CNPA
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CNPA Senior Appointments Committee
The senior appointments committee (SAC) ensures, on behalf of the Authority, that senior appointments support its business requirements. It is primarily responsible for:
- overseeing the recruitment process and making recommendations to the Authority in respect of appointments to posts in the Senior Executive Team, and;
- recommending on matters relating to the remuneration, development and management of the CEO and the senior executive team.
CNPA People Committee
The CNPA People Committee was established to provide objective advice, oversight and scrutiny of the CNPA/CNC People Strategy and the delivery of all corporate people-related objectives. Specifically, it is responsible for:
- oversight of the CNC’s People Strategy, policy and practice
- monitoring and scrutinising how the people strategies contribute to improved organisational performance
- reviewing, scrutinising and approving organisational change business processes, proposals and requirements
- monitoring CNC’s adherence to good practice HR governance
The Committee meetings are held quarterly and feed into the Authority Board meetings.