CUMBRIA POLICE AUTHORITY has announced that its Chief Executive, Clive Alcock, is to retire at the end of March. He was appointed in 2003 with the brief to set up a new, independent secretariat for the Authority which was previously administered under a service level agreement with Cumbria County Council.
During his seven years in the role, Clive dealt with a number of major challenges including two proposed mergers with Lancashire; the threat of ‘capping’ of the Authority’s budget; and his role in leading negotiations for the sale of Carlisle’s flooded police station, all of which required him to represent Cumbria’s policing interests at national level. Clive was instrumental in the new North West Police Authorities Joint Collaboration Committee, set up in 2009 to drive collaboration amongst 5 police forces in the region.
Commenting on Clive’s departure, Councillor Ray Cole, Chairman of Cumbria Police Authority said: “Over the past seven years, Clive has done a superb job for Cumbria and for policing in the county. All Members of the Authority wish him well. Thanks to his sterling efforts and those of the team he helped us to form, Cumbria Police Authority has a secure foundation from which to develop and improve.”
Looking back on his time with the Authority, Clive Alcock said: “Coming from a legal and criminal justice background, I’ve enjoyed the contrast. Seeing first hand how police accountability works for the public. The people in the Police Authority team now handle some very complex issues including, perhaps the most important one, in helping to recruit the first-rate command team which a force like Cumbria Constabulary demands – there’s no doubt we’ve succeeded in that. I am very proud of my achievements for Cumbria but greater changes are now needed here while I am looking forward to challenges in other areas.”
Chief Constable, Craig Mackey said: “I would like to thank Clive for all his support and advice and his hard work and commitment to the interests of Cumbria over the last seven years”