Richard Meffen

Richard Meffen leads the Police Digital Service’s portfolio of national policing programmes, commissioned by the Home Office. This includes key areas of national solution delivery, such as, the Asset Recovery IT Project and Offender Management Insights System 360, to replace legacy policing systems. Rich has over three decades of experience in forensic science, with a distinguished background spanning both traditional and digital disciplines in this area of policing. His career includes significant tenures in leadership roles in National Programmes, Policing and the National Crime Agency (NCA), where he has played an instrumental role in shaping national forensic strategies. For the past 15 years, he has specialized in the change management of forensic services, driving transformative initiatives to modernize and enhance capabilities. In addition, to his portfolio role, Richard is also leading the Police Digital Service’s Forensic Portfolio, which is driving digital transformation acro