Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams welcomed three new members of an independent panel of volunteers who support the continuous improvement of Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire & Rescue through public scrutiny.
Ben Thompson from Stafford, Martyn Rochelle from Cannock and Terry Stock from Oulton Heath are the newest members of the Ethics, Transparency and Audit Panel (ETAP).
The panel is made up of residents from across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, whose role is to scrutinise key areas of work and review the performance of Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire & Rescue on behalf of the public.
Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime, Ben Adams said: ‘Volunteers are an important part of the work of my office, and I’m delighted to welcome Ben, Martyn and Terry to the panel.
‘Volunteers can bring fresh ideas, help to raise local concerns and suggest solutions to problems. They also act as advocates, sharing their experiences of working with the local police and fire service within their own neighbourhoods.’
Ben Thompson said: ‘I wanted to join ETAP as the idea of a public panel being able to offer scrutiny to public services appealed to me. I am hoping I can bring some of my professional experience from social housing to the group, especially in areas of fire and safety policy implementation.’
Martyn Rochelle said: ‘I hope to be able to share my skills and experience to support the Commissioner on behalf of the people of Staffordshire to help ensure effective governance and scrutiny of controls are in place across the police and fire services.’
Terry Stock added: ‘I have a particular interest in how the criminal justice system treats and affects women. More generally, I believe that openness, transparency and public scrutiny can help focus public services on the right priorities and improve public confidence. My personal, family and business experience is multi-cultural and wide-ranging, and includes experience of working with various women’s groups on topical issues that particularly affect
women and children.’
Find out more about ETAP and other volunteering roles.
