Julia joined as NWAS chair on 1 July 2025.

In addition to NWAS, Julia holds several senior leadership roles including the senior independent director for the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), as well as chair of British Eventing. Julia is also a trustee for IDAS, one of the north’s largest specialist domestic and sexual abuse charities. For the past five years, she has been an Independent Member of the Parole Board, where she sits on the Audit and Risk Committee.

Between November 2021 and April 2026, she served as the chair of the Gangmaster and Labour Abuse Authority established after the Morecambe Bay cockle picker tragedy to tackle worker exploitation. Before taking up these positions, Julia ran a business primarily working with the NHS on health inequalities and between 2012 -2021, she served as a police, fire and crime commissioner.

Committee Membership
Nominations and Remuneration Committee (Chair)