Founded 1980
Chair:        
Secretary: 
Treasurer: 

Graham Smith
Jan Thompson
Graham Mumby-Croft


Committee Members

An elected body drawn from RPGA members are responsible to the Association members for the day to day running of the RPGA.
Members are elected at the AGM and serve a four year term of office, but may be re-elected to serve further terms of office at the end of their four year term.

The current committee members are:
 Born Church Gresley near Burton-Upon-Trent 1946 Son of a coal miner and eldest of 3 children. Left secondary modern school in 1961 .Then worked for Pirelli Tyre Company in Burton-upon-Trent and joined the Prison Service in 1969 at HMP Stafford and posted to HMP Sudbury. 1974 to HMP Wakefield to open a special unit holding subversive troublemakers and also Northern Ireland for 6 months detached duty at The Maze. 1976 promoted to SO transfer to HMP Birmingham and then promoted to PO transfer to HMP Manchester. 1987 Governor 5 to Prison Service College Love Lane Wakefield as tutor then 1992 Governor 4 to HMP Wakefield as Head of Operations. Transfer to Prison Service College Aberford Road Wakefield in 1999 and led HMPS Custodial Care NVQ national implementation team and then head of Prison 
Officer Training at Wakefield and Newbold Revel. Last post was with the High Security Directorate and retired in 2009 after 40 years and 5 weeks service.

Currently living with my wife Roberta on the Pennines near Huddersfield enjoying my 9th year of retirement. Justice of the Peace for 7 years on the Leeds bench until 2016 achieving Bench Chairman for my last 4 years and currently a Victim Support volunteer in West Yorkshire. Hobbies are lots of holidays (sorry trips), keeping fit as a gym member, walking with groups, singing in a male voice choir, secretary of my local PROBUS Club. Season ticket at Huddersfield Town and Yorkshire County Cricket Club and of course Chairman of the RPGA for the last 3 years.

I am committed to the RPGA providing a relevant service to retired members from HMPS and enabling them to be informed on issues that impact on their retirement.
Graham Smith

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