PSPRB Member

Peter Dawson

Biography

Peter Dawson is currently a Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge. He was the Director (CEO) of the Prison Reform Trust (2015 - 2023). He has spent the majority of his career in Government and the prison service, and he was previously Governor of HMP Downview and HMP High Down (2005 - 2012). He also served as Deputy Governor for HMP Brixton (2000 - 2003).  Before joining the Prison Reform Trust, he also worked in the private sector for Sodexo Justice Services.

Appointed: December 2024  Term ends: December 2029

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PSPRB Member

The role of a Member of the Prison Service Pay Review Body is to provide independent advice on the remuneration of governing governors and operational managers, prison officers and support grades in the England and Wales Prison Service and Northern Ireland Prison Service.

Prison Service Pay Review Body