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A real coup being able to ask Nazir Afzal to present to TLC members and guests. Tonight he reminds us that this event falls in the 16 days of UN action aimed at eliminating violence against women – hence the title and topic
How we leaders can make society safer from interpersonal violence.
Nazir Afzal OBE, was Chief Crown Prosecutor for NW England and formerly Director in London. He was Chief Executive of the country’s Police & Crime Commissioners and most recently, National Adviser to the Welsh Government. During a 30 year career, has prosecuted the most high profile cases in the country & advised on many others and led nationally on several legal topics including Violence against Women & Girls, child sexual abuse, and honour based violence. He had responsibility for more than 100,000 prosecutions each year. His prosecutions of the so called Rochdale grooming gang and hundreds of others were groundbreaking and changed the landscape of child protection.
He is the new Chancellor of the University of Manchester (from 1/8/22)
He is Chair of Hopwood Hall FE College
He sits on the Independent Press Standards Organisation
Independent member of Oxfam’s Safeguarding & Ethics Committee
Trustee of Association of Safeguarding Partners
He sits on the National Police Chiefs Ethics Committee
He was appointed the first ever independent Chair of the Catholic Church’s Safeguarding Agency.
He is Chair of the Independent Review of Culture of London Fire Brigade
Trustee of WOW (World of Women) Foundation
His memoirs “The Prosecutor” published in 2020 are currently being adapted for a British multipart drama. His new book “The Race to the Top” is published in Sept 2022. His BBC R4 ‘Desert Island Discs’ programme was the 3rd most listened to in 2021 –https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000ydp1. His podcast has been given rave reviews https://fearorfavour.com/
