Lisa Townsend
Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey
As Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, Lisa is responsible for overseeing the work of Surrey Police, holding the Chief Constable to account on your behalf, and funding key services that strengthen community safety and support victims. One of the key tasks of your Commissioner is to set the Police and Crime Plan for the county, that outlines the priority areas for the Force...
Ellie Vesey-Thompson
Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey
Ellie supports the Commissioner to fulfil her daily duties including attending meetings, informing decisions and working with the office and Surrey Police to achieve progress against the priorities in the Police and Crime Plan. Ellie is responsible for leading the Commissioner’s focus on the safety of children and young people in Surrey and for supporting Surrey Police’s focus on preventing and responding to rural crime...
Our small but dedicated office helps the Commissioner to carry out her role effectively and provide the best service possible to residents:
Our Senior Management Team
Our Teams
Contact
Sailesh Limbachia
Complaints, Compliance and Equality and Diversity Lead
Nick Wainwright
Complaints Review Manager
Gary Wood
Contact and Correspondence Officer
Office Management
Rachel Lupanko
Office Manager
Sarah Gordon
PA to the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner
Dawn Lewis
PA to the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner
Commissioning & Strategy
Lisa Herrington
Head of Policy and Commissioning
Sarah Haywood
Partnership and Community Safety Lead
Molly Slominski
Partnership and Community Safety Officer
Craig Jones
Policy and Commissioning Lead for Criminal Justice
George Bell
Criminal Justice Policy and Commissioning Officer
Erika Dallinger
Independent Custody Visitor Scheme Manager
Lucy Thomas
Policy and Commissioning Lead for Victim Services
Johanna Burne
Senior Strategic Projects Officer
Emma Price
Strategic Analyst
Communications
Nathan Rees
Head of Communications and Engagement
Alex Winter
Communications Manager
James Smith
Communications and Engagement Officer
Commissioner’s Forward Plan
Read the Commissioner’s Forward Plan that outlines key decisions and actions that the Commissioner and our Office plan to take in the coming months.
Equality and diversity
Women account for 55% of the substantive employees of the OPCC staff team. Currently, one member of staff is from an ethnic minority background (5% of staff total) and 10% of staff have declared a disability as described by section 6 of the Equality Act 2010(1).
Read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Procedure 2022 on our Policies page.
Additional employment information
The salary for the Chief Executive is £85,555 (£110,000 FTE). The salary for the Chief Finance Officer is £92,000.
View the disclosable interests of the Chief Executive here. You can also view Alison’s expenses for 2022/23.
Information about the salary, expenses and rules and requirements of your Police and Crime Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner can be found on our roles and responsibilities and Deputy Commissioner pages.
In addition to the posts listed above, the Commissioner is also employer of two members of Surrey Police’s finance team. This is a technical arrangement made to comply with law and the two staff remain under the day-to-day management of Surrey Police. The OPCC for Surrey has no arrangements to make use of the staff of other local authorities.
View our Staff Structure Chart.
You can see more information on the number of Commissioner’s staff within each salary range in the table below:
*these are part-time and as such, actual salaries may be lower than the band indicated.
Latest News
Commissioner welcomes government support for policing in tackling illegal climate protests
Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend has welcomed the support for policing pledged by government in tackling activists whose climate protests caused widespread disruption on the M25.
Commissioner launches Animal Welfare Scheme at internationally renowned dog school
A new project dedicated to the welfare of police dogs in Surrey has been launched thanks to the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office in partnership with the Dogs Trust and RSPCA.
Commissioner vows to tackle violence against women and girls on international day of action
Commissioner Lisa Townsend affirmed her commitment to tackling violence against women and girls on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.