Keith Fraser, is a former British police officer, with a career spanning more than 30 years, who is the current Chair of the Youth Justice Board.
Keith Fraser | |
|---|---|
 Fraser in 2020 | |
| Chair of the Youth Justice Board | |
| Assumed office April 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Robert Buckland |
| Preceded by | Charlie Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Birmingham, England |
Background
editFraser was born in Birmingham, England, the son of a bus driver and a secretary who migrated to Britain from Jamaica in the 1960s.[1]
Career
editFraser began working for the Metropolitan Police in 1985 and in 2005 joined West Midlands Police, where he rose through the ranks to become by the time of his retirement in 2017 the only serving black Superintendent in the force.[2]
Fraser was appointed Chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) on 14 April 2020 by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Robert Buckland.[3][1]
In 2020-21 he served as a commissioner on the UK Government's Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Pidd, Helen (27 July 2020). "Youth Justice Board chair aims to tackle racial disparities in criminal justice system in England and Wales". The Guardian.
- ^ "Force's only black Superintendent retires after 32 years − and urges young black people to follow in his footsteps". West Midlands Police. 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Appointment of Keith Fraser as Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales". Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board for England and Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities".