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Michael Lockwood (public servant)

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Michael Frederick Lockwood (born February 1959)[1] is Director General (DG) of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)[2] and former CEO of Harrow London Borough Council.[3]

As Director General, Lockwood[4] also chairs the IOPC Board, the majority of which is made up of Non-Executive Directors. The Board provides advice and challenge to the Director General and, with him, sets the strategy for the organisation.

In October 2019 Lockwood published an op-ed in The Guardian, defending an investigation his organization had performed into the case of the an alleged VIP paedophile ring.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Michael Frederick LOCKWOOD – Personal Appointments". Companies House.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "First director general appointed to lead new Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)". GOV.UK.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Home Office appoints council chief to lead police watchdog". Civil Service World.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Our People". Independent Office for Police Conduct.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Michael Lockwood (2019-10-08). "Operation Midland made mistakes, but the presumption of innocence must prevail". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-02-12.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)