Bob Jones
Cllr Bob Jones is Chair of the Association of Police Authorities.
The Association of Police Authorities (APA) represents all police authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as well as the British Transport Police Authority. Local police authorities, along with the Home Secretary and chief officers of police, make up the tripartite relationship which is responsible for the governance of policing in England and Wales.
The APA was set up in 1997. Bob Jones was elected chairman at the APA’s Annual General Meeting on 13 July. He was previously Deputy Chairman of the APA and is a member (and previous chair) of the West Midlands Police Authority. Bob is a councillor member of Wolverhampton City Council.