Draft:Adrian Usher
| Submission declined on 10 October 2024 by CoconutOctopus (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. The content of this submission includes material that does not meet Wikipedia's minimum standard for inline citations. Please cite your sources using footnotes. For instructions on how to do this, please see Referencing for beginners. Thank you.
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
|  |
| Submission declined on 27 September 2024 by Qcne (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Qcne 18 days ago. | |
Comment: Sources need to be correctly placed in-line. I would strongly recommend not writing your own Wikipedia article and leaving it for someone else to do. CoconutOctopus talk 06:41, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Adrian Usher is the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, having taken up the role in April 2023. He previously worked for the Metropolitan police.
| Born | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Prisons and Probation Ombudsman |
| Assumed office | 2023 - present |
| Predecessor | Kimberley Bingham |
Career
[edit]Originally from Sheffield, Adrian joined the Metropolitan police in 1987.
During a 35 year career he rose through 7 different ranks reaching the rank of Commander. His career was predominantly within the CID, he completed the Senior Investigators Officers’ (SIO) training in 2006. He led various departments and operations including those concerned with the investigation of volume and serious crime, anti-corruption investigations, and public order policing including the planning and delivery of the Olympic Torch for the 2012 London Olympics, protecting the flame on its 8000-mile journey from Athens and around the UK until delivering it to the opening ceremony.
He led the delivery of all policing services as Barnet Borough Commander between 2012 and 2016. As a Commander within Counter-Terrorism, he was the UK lead for Protection overseeing all national and international operations.
He retired from the MPS in March 2023 and took up the role of Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales in April 2023.
{{UserboxCOIFirst wikipedia article written by user about himself}}
- ^ "Our people – Prisons and Probation Ombudsman". Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ Usher, Adrian (2024-07-31). "Let prisoners phone home". The Spectator. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ says, Maureen NeCleirigh (2023-01-26). "Met Police officer named as next Prisons and Probation Ombudsman". insidetime & insideinformation. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Call for prison inmates to have free phone contracts to reduce suicides". The Independent. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Medomsley Detention Centre: New investigation into 'large-scale abuse'". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Authorities to be questioned in Medomsley abuse investigation". BBC News. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "New Prisons and Probation Ombudsman appointed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-10-09.