Mike Cunningham

19 December 2024

Mike is an experienced and successful leader of large organisations at local and national levels, including inspection and reporting leadership roles.

He has held three of the most senior positions in British policing: Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary, and CEO of the College of Policing (the standards setting body for policing in England and Wales).

Mike was appointed as Lead Commissioner for the government intervention into Liverpool City Council and Independent Chair of Liverpool City Council Improvement Board. During his career he has also taken a particular interest in leadership development and is a member of the Advisory Board for the Leadership College for Government. He has been the voluntary national police lead for Professional Standards and for LGBT + individuals and led on the development of a Code of Ethics for policing.