Ian Bell

Ian Bell was appointed CEO of the Police ICT Company in February 2018, when he embarked on a formative rebrand and re-set of the Company among its policing and supplier partners and government, with the aim of delivering its services for policing, by policing. Since then he has secured funding from the Police Reform and Transformation Board to support the Company achieve its ambition through a full business case and implementation plan.

Previously, he joined Cambridgeshire Constabulary in September 2008 as Head of ICT Service Delivery. His remit was to create a cohesive service delivery team and create substantial opportunities for cashable savings whilst creating a platform for new technological opportunities.

His successes included the delivery of best of breed ICT architecture, delivered with best of breed technologies, delivering multiple millions of pounds of savings. He became Head of ICT in Cambridgeshire on 1 October 2011 and subsequently the Head of ICT for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire in July 2014. Ian is the vice-chair of the National Police Technology Council and in November 2016 became the Director of the National Enabling Programmes at their inception.

Ian’s previous roles included Chartered Accountant, Head of Services at Associated British Foods, managing both internal IT teams and multi outsourced services.