Peter Fahy

Peter Fahy served as a police officer for 34 years spending 5 years as Chief Constable of Greater Manchester. He held national responsibility for the Prevent anti-extremism programme and for policy on race and diversity. On leaving policing he became Chief Executive of the street children charity Retrak later merging it with the anti-slavery charity Hope for Justice. He is Chair of Plus Dane Housing Association and is Chair and founder of We Stand Together which he started after the terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015 to promote community cohesion. He was knighted for services to policing in 2012.