Police Authority former Chair awarded OBE in New Year's Honours
Paul Deneen, current member and former Chair of the West Mercia Police Authority, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours for services to the community in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Paul Deneen, current member and former Chair of the West Mercia Police Authority, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours for services to the community in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Mr Deneen, who lives in Ross, chaired the Authority from 2005-2009. He is also member of the Board of The Association of Police Authorities at national level and he is a Governor of The National College of Policing and Leadership based at Bramshill.
He is chair of Powys and Herefordshire Magistrates' Association and is a designated court chair for both the adult and youth courts on the Herefordshire Bench. He serves on the Employment Tribunal regionally and is a partner of the Postgraduate and Medical Educational Training Board.
He is one of the Deputy Lieutenants of Herefordshire, President of the Alumni Association of the University of Worcester and he teaches part-time at the John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre in Ross-on-Wye.
Paul has recently been reappointed as Non Executive Director for a further four-year term until September 30, 2013.
He said: "I dedicate this award to my late parents who sacrificed a considerable amount to allow me to obtain my degree and enter the teaching profession in the late 1970s.
"During my 30 years in Herefordshire, it has been a huge privilege and honour to work alongside colleagues in schools, courts, local government, health, the University of Worcester, and policing who have been dedicated to serving the public and making a "real difference" to the quality of people's lives. I take this opportunity to say a huge thankyou to them for this excellent service to our community, it is much appreciated."
