Martin Narey
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Martin Narey (b. 1955 in Middlesbrough) is Chief Executive of Barnardo's, the children's charity.
After graduating from Sheffield Polytechnic he started his career in the NHS before moving to HM Prison Service in 1982, where he worked as an assistant Governor, first in a young offenders’ institution and then in a top security prison. In 1989 he moved on promotion to Prison Service Headquarters and in 1990 to the central Home Office. His work there included leading work on what have become known as the "Narey reforms" which have been successful in tackling delay in the Criminal Justice System. He returned to the Prison Service in 1997 first as Head of Security Policy and then as Director of Resettlement. His appointment as Director General was announced in December 1998 and he was re-appointed in 2002.
As Director General he led the Service to achieve a radical improvement in security in the development and provision of programmes that reduce reoffending including a huge expansion in prison education with thousands of prisoners made employable for the first time. All this was underpinned by a decency agenda which resulted in significant improvements in the treatment of prisoners and established an absolute intolerance of abuse.
In February 2003, Martin ceased to be Director General of the Prison Service and as a Permanent Secretary he was appointed as the first Commissioner for Correctional Services in England and Wales, with responsibility for Prison and Probation Services, oversight of the Youth Justice Board, and policy responsibility within the Home Office for correctional, rehabilitation and sentencing issues. On the 6th January 2004 the Home Secretary announced that Martin Narey would become the first Chief Executive of the National Offender Management Service, integrating prisons and probation into a single service.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University in November 2003 and in February 2004 he became the recipient of the Chartered Management's Institute's Gold Medal for 2003, an annual award presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievements through his or her leadership. Martin is the first public sector recipient of the award for ten years.
In July 2005, the Home Office announced that Martin was leaving NOMS to become Chief Executive of the children's charity, Barnardo's. He took up that post in November 2005. He was replaced at NOMS by Helen Edwards. In 2006 he accepted a Visiting Professorship from Sheffield Hallam University.
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| Preceded by Richard Tilt |
Director General, HM Prison Service 1998-2003 |
Succeeded by Phil Wheatley |
| Preceded by New Post |
Chief Executive, NOMS 2003-2005 |
Succeeded by Helen Edwards |
| Preceded by Roger Singleton |
Chief Executive, Barnardo's 2005-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
