Our Team

Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer for the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Pippa Brent-Isherwood

Pippa Brent-Isherwood runs the office of the Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner and is also the Monitoring Officer for the OPFCC. Her experience in developing public policy, improving services for vulnerable people, engaging with the public, creating multi-disciplinary teams and her direction of a wide range of front line and back office services is invaluable in helping to implement the priorities the people of Essex want to see delivered by both their police force and fire and rescue service.

Pippa joined the team from the London Borough of Havering, which, under her guidance, became one of the first authorities in the country to integrate adult safeguarding into a hub which brought all safeguarding services under a single umbrella.

Pippa has 13 years’ experience as a senior leader in local authorities across Hertfordshire, Essex and London and a proven track record of listening to and learning from local communities so they have the tools and opportunities to make positive changes in their neighbourhoods.

She said: “I am delighted to join Roger’s team, especially at such a key time when we’ll soon be working with a new Chief Constable at Essex Police and as we embark on creating the new Fire & Rescue Plan in conjunction with the Chief Fire Officer, Jo Turton, following our engagement with the public.

“Roger’s office already supports many local projects to improve the lives of individual communities and help keep people safe. As I have an extensive background in this area, I look forward to helping to increase our reach to more people who would really benefit and to introducing more partnership working to increase efficiency and effectiveness.”

The Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer’s salary is £106,920 pa

Chief Financial Officer and Strategic Head of Performance and Resources – Janet Perry

Janet joined the PFCC in 2020 and is responsible for providing strategic, professional advice and guidance to the PFCC covering all aspects of financial management and performance, including supporting the development and delivery of the overall strategic financial vision and strategy. She manages the PFCC’s commissioning budgets and is responsible for ensuring compliance and maximising value for money, in improving outcomes for victims, offenders and residents. Janet also provides support to the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner in exercising oversight of Essex Police’s Professional Standards Department.

Her extensive financial career, includes roles in local and regional NHS organisations, across Essex, the East of England, and London, including her finance director role at Bart’s NHS Trust, the largest trust in England. She also held a national Senior Civil Service post in Whitehall, for the Department of Health, as NHS Chief Financial Controller, advising the Secretary of State for Health and Health Ministers on matters relating to NHS finance and performance. She is well established within the charitable sector, as a trustee and director in organisations providing healthcare and education. Janet is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and Honorary Fellow of the Health Financial Management Association.

The Strategic Head of Performance and Resources’ salary is £81,843 pa

Strategic Head of Partnerships and Delivery – Greg Myddelton

Greg is responsible for the PFCC’s Emergency Services Collaboration Programme; overseeing the implementation of the Local Business Case for Joint Governance, managing the Collaboration programme team, and coordinating the various work streams and projects within the programme. He is also responsible for developing and managing the PFCC’s strategic partnerships with a range of stakeholders to support the delivery of the Police & Crime Plan and other partnership strategies and objectives.

Greg also has responsibility for the PFCC’s in-house Restorative Justice and Mediation service; managing the team and ensuring the service operates effectively and efficiently. Greg manages the Reducing Reoffending and Community Safety function, and the PFCC’s Violence and Vulnerability programme manager within the Essex Violence & Vulnerability Unit; setting the strategic direction for these teams and being accountable for their performance.

Greg is a member of the PFCC’s Senior Management Team (SMT), and as such contributes to the strategic direction of the PFCC including developing policies, strategies, and plans for the organisation.

Greg joined the PFCC’s office in January 2014 having previously worked in the public and private sector in roles including policy and strategy, data analysis, and project management. He was the PFCC’s Assistant Director for Commissioning from January 2014-April 2020

The Strategic Head of Partnership and Delivery’s salary is £72,576 pa

Director of Public Affairs and Engagement (Shared role with the Office of the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner)- Emily Cheyne-Guess

Emily leads on public affairs, communications, and be responsible for the strategic leadership and shaping of communications and engagement work with our communities and other stakeholders, ensuring transparency, accountability and local visibility of Services. 

Emily's key responsibilities:

Responsible for ensuring the Service is compliant with legal duties to warn and inform the public in preparing and responding to emergencies 

Provision of clear and transparent information regarding the role and work of the PFCC and the performance of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service to the public.    

Lead on the development and implementation of an effective approach to communications and public affairs and preparedness across ECFRS and for the OPFCC. 

Support the Chief Fire Officer and PFCC in developing a clear and effective long- term vision and strategy for fire and rescue services in Essex – including leading on the development and continual review of the PFCC’s major policy documents, including the Fire and Rescue Plan.    

Provide high quality strategic advice to the CFO and PFCC in relation to corporate affairs, public policy issues and strategic communications, including liaising with Government departments, other agencies and professional organisations to ensure that the CFO and the PFCC remains up to date with and actively contributes to legislative and other national developments.  

To act as the Deputy Monitoring Officer to the PFCC and PFCCFRA and line manager to the Executive Office of the Chief Fire Officer Oversee the delivery of a proactive, public facing programme of strategic communications and engagement, ensuring that ECFRS and the PFCC is visible and accessible to all the diverse communities of Essex. 

To ensure information and campaigns meet the needs of our communities and “end user” working with prevention, protection and operational teams to shape local engagement work that actively supports and engages the communities we serve, including being part of the culture and community panel, and Essex Independent Advisory Groups.     

To act as principal advisor to the CFO and PFCC on matters of corporate communications, crisis communications and brand advancement

PFCC Diversity Data as at 1/04/2024

Gender

Female	25
Male	8
Not Stated	0
Sum:	33

WG/BAME/DEC

WG	31
DEC	1
Ethnic Minority	1
Not Stated	0
Sum:	33

BAME = Black, Asian and minority ethnic
WG = White Grouped
DEC = Declined to State

Disability
N 15
Y 1
Not Stated 17
Sum: 33