Thames Valley Probation Board

Thames Valley Probation Board oversees the work of Thames Valley Area and is answerable to the Home Secretary on performance matters.

Board members are recruited from the local communities and come from a range of backgrounds. The Board meets regularly through the year.

The Board also promotes partnership working with other local agencies in the drive to reduce crime. It is also the employer of our 750 staff.

For board meeting times, dates and locations click here.

The new chairman of the Board is Malcolm Fearn. A respected businessman with years of experience in the motor retail trade, Malcolm was chairman of Oxford City PCT Trust for six years and brings a wealth of experience to the Board.

The Chief Officer, Gerry Marshall, is also a member of the Board. Gerry has been Chief Officer since April 2001. He is a qualified Probation Officer with more than 20 years' experience.

		Thames Valley Probation Board members The Board has 13 members, including the Chief Officer. Members are recruited through open competition against a template requiring a mix of sentencers (JPs or Judges), representatives of local authorities and lay members. Members serve for three years and may be reappointed for one further term of three years.
			Malcolm Fearn was appointed as Chair of Thames Valley Probation Board by the Home Secretary in April 2007.
			Gerry Marshall was appointed as Chief Officer to the Thames Valley Probation Area in April 2001. As Chief Officer, Gerry is a member of the Thames Valley Probation Board. He is a member of the Board's Audit Committee and JNCC and the Communications, Diversity and Partnerships Sub-Groups. He is currently a member of the National Probation Directorate's Race Equality Implementation Group.
			Yashpaul Anderson JP is a Board member, appointed in April 2007.
			Hirak Chakravarty is a Board member, appointed in April 2007.
			Michael Day is a continuing JP member of the Board, having served since 2004.
			Arif Hussain - is a new Board member, appointed in April 2008.
			Annette Griffiths is a continuing member of the Board, having served on the Board since 2006.
			Honor Juniper is a continuing JP member of the Board, having served since 2004.
			Ian Menzies-Conacher JP is a Board member, appointed in April 2007.
			Michael Nolan is a Board member, appointed in April 2007.
			Phillip Perlin is a Board member, appointed in April 2007.
			Sue Seager is a Board member, appointed in April 2007.
			Judge Zoe Smith is the Board's Crown Court representative.

		If you would like more details about performance matters in the National Probation Service we recommend you visit the website of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) www.inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmiprobation/ HMIP reports independently to government ministers concerning probation services performance and makes recommendations for good practice.

				For more general information about the work of the Home Office visit www.homeoffice.gov.uk