This resource is from the Issues section. This page provides information about Sir Geoffrey Dear from the members panel of the MPA's inquiry into the case of PS Gurpal Virdi.

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Panel member: Sir Geoffrey Dear

Sir Geoffrey Dear was a serving police officer from 1956-97. All ranks in Service, in Cambridgeshire, Nottinghamshire (Assistant Chief Constable), Staff College. Metropolitan Police (Assistant commissioner - 1980-85), West Midlands (Chief Constable - 1985-90), HM Inspector of Constabulary (1990-97). Numerous high profile investigations/reviews etc including Brixton Riots 1981, the shooting of Steven Waldorf 1983 and the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster 1989. Awarded HM Queen's Commendation for Bravery 1979. QPM 1982. Knight Batchelor 1996. Member of Glidewell Review of Crown Prosecution Service 1997-98. Currently Vice Lord-Lieutenant for Worcestershire. Non-executive Chairman/Director of several Companies Trustee of several Charities.

Virdi Inquiry panel members:

• R David Muir
  Independent Member Metropolitan Police Authority
• Radhika Bynon
  Panel member
• Sir Geoffrey Dear
  Panel member
• Nicola Williams
  Panel member
• Ahmed Ramiz
  Observer
• Beverley Thompson
  Observer
• Lord Navnit Dholakia
  Expert Advisor
• Sue Harper
  Senior Policy Advisor