Our Board

• The Chair will be nominated from within the Board members. The Chair should come from industry or the private sector as this is the market which the organisation serves, and a good understanding of market needs will be important.
• The term of appointment for the Chair will be three years. As with the other posts on the Board, this is non remunerated, however in exceptional circumstances, expenses will be paid to support the position.
• Should it be required, the Chair will also have full secretariat function supplied by the NEBRC, as well as access to administrative support where required in actioning the interests of the NEBRC.

• This is an optional post which may be useful where the Board are covering a wide geographical remit and where there may be inevitably periods of absence.
• The Vice Chair appointment is also for three years with a review after the first year. The Vice Chair may also request administrative assistance for matters relating to the NEBRC during this period.
• The Vice Chair will have the added opportunity to provide occasional mentoring support to the Director of the NEBRC, thus ensuring that there is contact out with the formal cycle of Board meetings.

The role of the Police and Crime Commissioner on the Regional Centre Board is an important one as it promotes the Centre as a nexus for trusted security.

There will be several key tasks associated with the PCC commissioner –

• Feeding back into the wider Policing community the progress on the NEBRC.
• Considering other linkages within the Policing network that may also have an interest.
• Representing business interest or potential interest in the workings of the NEBRC.
• Considering opportunities for links into the wider business community where appropriate.