Ian Tumelty,

Director of NABCP, Crime Manager for Cardiff BID

Ian spent 30 years with the South Wales Police, retiring at the rank of Inspector. During his career he played a leading role within the internationally recognised Targeting Alcohol Related Street Crime (TASC) Project reducing alcohol related violence in Cardiff and was seconded to the Home Office Tackling Knives Action Plan (TKAP). Ian has since worked as an independent advisor to the Home Office’s ‘Ending Gangs and Serious Youth Violence’ programme and as a member of its Peer Review Team. He was also appointed as a project delivery specialist LOCOG to manage the City operations and partnership negotiations for the successful delivery of the football events in Cardiff as part of the London 2012 Olympics. Ian worked with FOR Cardiff BID in 2017 as an advisor, before joining as a Business Crime Reduction Manager in 2018. He is also the current Chair of the Wales Against Business Crime Group, and represents Wales on the Board of the National Association of Business Crime Partnerships, of which he is also a Director. 

Lisa PerRetta

Director & Chair of NABCP Board of Management

Lisa Perretta is the Chair of the NABCP Board of Management. Her ethos within this role maintains a strong focus on National consistency in the operational standards of Business Crime Reduction Partnerships, and a unified approach for all schemes across the UK, ensuring NABCP Members provide effective, consistent and well managed BCRPs across the UK. Lisa is the BCRP Manager for Brighton & Hove with over 17 years experience of developing and running a large scheme of over 500 members, operating within day and night time economies. Lisa is fully Restorative Justice Trained, with many hours of experience of direct reparation work with offenders. As Chair of the Sussex Business Crime Group, which encompasses 6 other BCRPs, Lisa oversees a unified approach to best practice across the county of Sussex and intelligence sharing of travelling offenders. Lisa manages a team of 4 staff within the Brighton & Hove BCRP, each focussing on different areas within the scheme, including a daytime intelligence Manager and a NightSafe Manager, as well as a Business Engagement Field Support Officer, providing the essential role of direct, regular engagement with local businesses.

Sophie Jordan

NABCP Manager

Sophie is responsible for the day to day management of the NABCP, supporting and advising our member BCRP Managers by sharing best practice, policy and guidance on all issues relating to Business Crime Reduction, as well as representing their views at National level, with our valued partners in the Police, Home Office, Retailers, Security Companies and many more. Sophie sits on several Home Office groups including Task and Finish Groups and the National Retail Crime Steering Group with the Minister for Crime and Policing, the Kent Business Crime Advisory Group, and the BCRP National Standards Accreditation Board - having been an Assessor of the BCRP National Standards since 2017 and conducted over 30 assessments in that time. Sophie oversees management of the NABCP, guided and supported by the wealth of experience of the Board of Management and Directors. Since 2011, Sophie has been the Crime Manager of the Business Crime Reduction Partnership for Gravesham in Kent – where she is still involved with the management of the scheme, therefore is very much in touch with the remit of the Crime Managers that we represent across the UK. She is passionate about partnership working, sharing best practice and encouraging Crime Managers to participate in additional project work to address issues in their local areas, making truly exceptional BCRPs across the UK.

Roz Heaton

Director of NABCP, BCRP Manager for Tunbridge Wells Safe Town Partnership

Roz has worked as a Business Crime Reduction Manager for over 15 years, managing a large and successful stand-alone BCRP in Tunbridge Wells. As County Chair of the Kent Business Crime Group, which encompasses 14 other BCRPs, Roz organises the bi-monthly Kent Business Crime Seminars and ensures collaboration and consistency throughout the Kent Crime Partnerships, which has the highest concentration of stand-alone BCRPs in any county in the UK.  Roz specializes in actively supporting the nighttime economy with a range of innovative operational projects addressing local requirements.

Julie Davies OBE

Partnerships Against Crimein staffordshire

Julie Davies is the overarching Manager of Partnerships Against Business Crime in Staffordshire, PABCIS which currently employs 5 staff.  Staffordshire is home to the oldest Business Crime Reduction Partnership in the UK, and Julie has been in charge since its inception in 1988, a grand 34 years. During that time she has built a network of 26 retail, NTE and other sector groups across 18 areas all operating in a consistent manner and from the HUB collaborating with other agencies to reduce crime in town and city centres around the county for the benefit of all those who work, live, visit and invest in our town and city centres.  Julie sits on various local delivery groups within Staffordshire, works very closely with Staffordshire Police and other agencies as well as at regional and national level.  Having a vast wealth of knowledge and experience in Business Crime Reduction Partnerships Julie has lead PABCIS to be nationally recognised and in receipt of many local, regional and national awards over the 34 years of its operation.  In 2011 Julie was awarded an OBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2, for her services to the police and commitment to tackling crime affecting business.  Julie is passionate about the need for a corporate approach whilst maintaining local identity, ensuring absolute engagement of business, adopting an holistic approach to reduce crime and disorder whilst ensuring that local partnerships receive appropriate recognition and support for the valuable service they provide.

Maxine fraser

director of nabcp, retailers against crime

Maxine joined Retailers Against Crime in 1998 and has been instrumental in growing the partnership to where it is today. She has an extensive knowledge of retail crime and wrote the Retail Crime Techniques booklet for RAC members in 2016, with the 3rd edition due to be published in April 2023. In her current role, as well overseeing the operation of Retailers Against Crime nationally, Maxine and her team continue to work together with members, police and other agencies to target and disrupt retail criminals from the ground up to those linked to serious and organised crime. She is committed to changing the way that retail crime is perceived by the wider community and the younger generation by engaging with various agencies to raise awareness. Maxine is proud to be a Director of the NABCP and fully supports our work and ethos.

Hannah wadey

ceo, safer business network

Hannah is the CEO of Safer Business Network. Over the past 12 years, SBN has helped thousands of businesses to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour that has a negative impact on the look and feel, and profitability of our town and city centres by delivering award-winning Business Crime Reduction Partnerships (BCRPs).  Safer Business Network operates across 34 town centres, 13 London boroughs and 17 BID footprints, creates safe environments for businesses, staff and their customers through effective information sharing and successful relationships with police forces, local authorities and a variety of other stakeholders, tackling crime at a local level.

Rob dyson

City co, Manchester

Rob has been a Business Crime Partnership Manager for 24 years and has been responsible for the development and delivery of partnership models in 2 areas of the Northwest. Rob proudly supported Bolton Town Centre and its business community from 1999-2009. He is now in his 14th year of tenure managing the Manchester and District areas for Cityco. Rob is Co-Chair of the Northwest Partnerships Regional Group, and the representative of these partnerships on the Board of NABCP.

ani budd

cheshire west and chester bcrp

Ani has over 10 years’ experience as Crime Manager in the Cheshire West and Chester Business Crime Reduction Partnership, which covers a large geographical area in Northwest England and North Wales. Ani is Co-Chair of the Northwest Partnerships Regional Group, representing the views of partnerships in this area at National Level.

ali farr

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE business crime partnership

Ali Farr is the crime manager for the Northamptonshire Business Crime Partnership, a County Wide BCRP covering 6 towns and surrounding villages. Ali served as a Detective in Northamptonshire Police for 3o years, and retired as rank of Detective Inspector. Ali has been Crime Manager in this role since 2016 and brings a wealth of experience to Board.

Francesca inman

bcrp for bristol, incorporating 3 bids

Fran oversees the strategic direction and city-wide partnerships to ensure the Business Crime Partnership for Bristol is fully optimised, working closely with the three Bristol City Centre BIDS, under the umbrella of Visit West. Fran supported a number of City of Bristol major priorities alongside key stakeholders and partners on a variety of campaigns such as Harm Reduction, Drink Spiking, Violence against Women and Girls, Anti-sexual harassment, and assisted the Chief Inspector on the creation of the Business Crime Strategy. Many of these projects have been used as case studies across the country. Fran also leads the Safety of Women at Work group for Avon and Somerset police, consisting of regional partners to influence change for violence against women and girls.  Fran is a dedicated individual that looks at place management and safety under the same lens, with a particular passion for building relationships at a strategic and ground level to leverage the ability to influence change. Fran’s area of expertise sits within the area of place management specifically within the NTE and retail sector. Fran supports NABCP as a recognised and established organisation that sits at the forefront of Business Crime, contributing to the influential Board of Management that guides national decision-making policies and is widely respected for its views.

Iwona Kossek

Director of People & Projects: Six Till Six

Iwona has been working in the hospitality, leisure and Night Time Economy sector for over 20 years. She has extensive experience in the hospitality sector, managing venues and more recently, working in area management for a large pubco. 

She has worked as a Business Crime Reduction Partnership lead focusing on the Leisure sector , has been a Purple Flag assessor, has helped set up Best Bar None Schemes and has been part of strategic partnerships that have supported the overall Night Time Economy.

Iwona believes that partnership working is the key to ensuring a safe and vibrant NTE for any town or city. Her experience across the private and public sector means that she brings a varied approach to her role as part of the NABCP Board.