Appendix D
CURRICULUM VITAE
Nigel Newcomen CBE
Career resume
Law degree (Kent), post-graduate law degree (LSE),
prison research (Sussex). Extensive work in probation both directly
with offenders and then managing an R&D unit to deliver research
and IT systems - interspersed with university teaching (London),
private business research consultancy and a further masters degree
(Surrey).
Entered Prison Service as a direct entrant administrative
Grade 7 in 1991. Delivered a range of high profile prison policies.
UK representative to Council of Europe Committee (DH-DEV) on the
rights of detainees.
Seconded to Home Office to lead on protective security
and then Private Secretary to Home Secretary. 1996 promoted to
Grade 6 Business Manager, Directorate of Prison Health Care, and
delivered a change management remit. 1997 promoted to Senior Civil
Service as Head of Prison Service Secretariat, and oversaw delivery
of a range of reviews.
1999-2003
Prison Service Assistant Director responsible for
250 staff and a £13m budget. Managed national lifer, parole
and recall casework functions. Oversaw expansion of offending
behaviour programmes and drug services in prison, and development
of a national reducing re-offending strategy. Chaired Council
of Europe Committee (PC-LT) on life sentence\long term prisoners.
2003-
Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons. Responsible for
management of the robustly independent Inspectorate of Prisons
on behalf of the Chief Inspector. Including: leading inspections;
oversight of business planning, programming and methodology; line
management of all 9 team leaders; quality assurance of reports
and handling relevant media. Led on joint criminal justice inspection
and the extension of the Inspectorate's remit to immigration,
military and police detention.
Experience
From 2003 HM Inspectorate of Prisons
Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons (SCS)
1999-003 Sentence Management Group,
Prison Service
Assistant Director and Head of Group (SCS)
1996-1999 Secretariat, Prison Service
Head of Secretariat (SCS)
1996 Directorate of Prison Health Care
Business Manager (grade 6)
1994-96 Private Office, Home Office
Private Secretary to the Home Secretary (grade 7)
1994 F4 (counter-terrorism) Division, Home
Office
Head of Protective Security (grade 7)
1993-94 Directorate of Services, Prison Service
Criminal Justice Bill Team lead (grade 7)
1991-3 Directorate of Inmate Activities,
Prison Service
Head of Section (grade 7)
1987-91 Action Research, own private consultancy
Part-time Management Research Consultant
1985-91 South West London Probation Service
Head of Research and Information
1982-85 Chelsea College, University of London
Part-time lecturer (law and criminology)
1981-85 South West London Probation Service
Senior Community Service Officer
1980-81 University of Sussex
Research Officer Penal Study Unit
1978-79 Inner London Probation Service
Community Service Officer
1976-78 Inner London Probation Service
Sessional Community Service Supervisor
Education
1963-73 St Christopher's School, Letchworth,
Hertfordshire
1974-77 University of Kent, Bachelor of Arts
(law)
1979-80 London School of Economics, Master
of Laws
1988-90 University of Surrey, Master of Science
in Research Methods
Training
1993 De Montfort University, HMPS Senior
Management Programme.
1997 Cranfield University, HMPS Programme
Management Course
1999 Civil Service College, Prince 2 Course
2000 Civil Service College, Young Nodes.
2002 University of Cambridge, Senior Course
in Criminology
2003 Prison Service Senior Managers' Financial
Management Course
2004 Work Foundation, Home Office Leadership
Training
2005 Rangecroft Communications, Home Office
Media Training
2006 Home Office Programme and Project Management
Course
2007 National School for Government (NSG),
Communications course
2008 NSG, Strategic Management
2009 NSG, Programme and Project Management
Personal
Age 55, Married, with 3 sons aged 21-27.
Interests: criminology, music, sport, travel, arts,
and vegetable gardening.
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