Founded 1980
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Graham Smith
Jan Thompson
Graham Mumby-Croft


Paul Dixon
4/2/1950 - 9/5/2020

I am sad to report that Paul passed away in May 2020 following a protracted MS illness that he endured for many years following his early retirement in 2000. He leaves his wife Maggie and son Phillip at their home near Wakefield. 

His wife noted that Paul never complained about his illness and the impact it had on his life. He coped with it.

Paul was born and lived in Sunderland and was a teacher at a school in Sedgefield until joining HMPS at Durham as Assistant Governor. He was posted to Barnard Castle then Winchester and Frankland and was at PSC Love Lane Wakefield when I met him when we were delivering “Post Fresh Start Implementation Training” in 1987. 

I recall that as the training was high profile at the time expensive consultants were contracted to assist us and as an ex PO from Strangeways most of it went over my head but Paul was always supportive and could make sense of all the new structures and strategies with ease and helped me and others greatly at what was a difficult time for us.

He then went on to Full Sutton and ended his career due to his illness as Governor at Reading. A professional and company man to the end, sadly missed.

Graham Smith RPGA chairman​