Sherry Ralph was appointed as Chair of the UK NPM on 2 September 2024 for a three-year term. The Chair’s role is to:
- Chair NPM Steering Group meetings and NPM business meetings;
- Support, with the secretariat, NPM members in developing and implementing NPM work and in fulfilling their NPM responsibilities;
- Line-manage the substantive work of the Head of Secretariat;
- Where appropriate, and in consultation with the NPM Steering Group and Secretariat, represent the NPM at meetings with external stakeholders;
- Make public statements on behalf of the NPM where necessary and in consultation with the NPM Steering Group and Secretariat.
The Chair accounts to, and consults with, the NPM Steering Group and wider NPM membership in the carrying out of her duties.
In addition to Chairing the UK NPM, Sherry Ralph is the Chief Executive Officer with ICVA, having been with the organisation since 2016. Previous to ICVA, Sherry has a long history of working in the criminal justice sector including prisons, community and youth projects and specialist housing allocations. Sherry was delighted to achieve a Masters Degree in Human Rights Law in 2020.