Ian Critchley
Biography
Ian has 32 years policing experience working in Lancashire and 7 in Merseyside, the last 2 of which were as the deputy chief constable.
He is currently working for the College of Policing, National Police Chiefs’ Council, and with the Home Office as the strategic implementation lead for a National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection to raise standards across policing.
Ian was head of public protection in Lancashire for 4 years and sat as an executive member on 3 safeguarding boards. He has extensive command experience, leading investigations into homicide, child sexual abuse, and significant critical firearms incidents in Merseyside.
He has been the national policing lead for child protection for the last 3 years:
- providing strategic leadership for the Hydrant programme and Child Sexual Exploitation Taskforce
- working with policing and the National Crime Agency in developing the response to stop online child abuse
He has given evidence in relation to child protection and safeguarding to:
- the Home Affairs Committee
- the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
- several parliamentary inquiries