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Professor Peter Vaughan QPM CStJ DL

Professor Peter Vaughan is a member of the Commission on Justice in Wales

Professor Peter Vaughan was appointed Chief Constable of South Wales Police in 2010 and retired at the end of 2017, after 33 years police service.  As Chief Constable he was a vice president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and vice chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC). He also chaired the Welsh Chief Officer Group, the Cwm Taf Regional Collaboration Board and the Welsh Joint Emergency Service Group.  He was also the national police lead for the service response to the Strategic Policing Requirement. Peter is the Vice Lord Lieutenant for the County of Mid Glamorgan. In January 2018 he became Professor of Policing and Security at the University of South Wales.