Town Centre and The Parks Councillors

Dr Roy Bailey, Borough and Town Councillor for Town Centre and The Parks.

Roy is Chair of the Bracknell Constituency Labour Party and has served on Both Bracknell Forest Council and Bracknell Town Council.

Roy is a former Thames Valley Police superintendent, with extensive operational experience in a range of roles, including uniform, CID, Drug Squad, community and race relations and training. His final post was as head of training, and prior to that, he had been an operational commander in Reading and a Detective Superintendent in the Complaints Department. In 1991, he was seconded for two years to help set up, and then run, the Thames Valley Safer Communities Partnership, an unprecedented and pioneering three counties wide collaboration of public and private sector agencies with an interest and expertise in crime prevention. The model, which was enthusiastically sponsored by the then Chief Constable, Sir Charles Pollard, was based on the ideas of the leading guru at that time, James Marshall. Roy became its first Operations Director, before returning to the police in 1993.

In addition to his police experience, Roy, who holds a PGCE, taught ‘A’ and degree level sociology at both Farnborough Sixth form college and Buckinghamshire New University for a brief spell, on retiring from the police service. He then joined Oracle, first as change manager in their business consulting team and then in other roles dealing with critical complaints, and finally, as a director for their EMEA wide Executive Sponsorship programme.

An excellent strategic thinker, Roy has strong analytical skills and is an enthusiastic and proven leader at senior level, with considerable experience of leading change.

Roy has been both a borough and town Councillor in Bracknell, where he has also been a school governor for over 30 years. He is currently a Cabinet member of Bracknell Forest Council, where he holds the port folio for Children, Young People and Learning. He has been Chair of the Bracknell Constituency Labour Party for several years.

He was Membership Secretary and PR officer for the former Reading Criminal Justice Association, where he led discussions on a range of issues affecting policing and criminal justice, including democratic police governance. He holds a BA in sociology and politics (gained through a force scholarship at Reading University), an MA in criminal justice (Reading University), a PGCE (Surrey University) and a professional doctorate in criminal justice from the university of Portsmouth. Roy is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

He has published articles on policing and police governance. His doctoral thesis, ‘Policing the Police and Crime Commissioners; an evaluation of the effectiveness of Police and Crime Panels in holding Police and Crime Commissioners to account’, was published by Portsmouth University and can be downloaded here.

With Dr Mark Kilgallon and Barry Loveday, Roy is a member of the Policing Commentary team, where critical articles on policing are published regularly. The issue of democratic governance of the police, especially those relating to PCCs, have been widely explored.

Megan Wright, Borough and Town Councillor for Town Centre and The Parks.

Megan has a degree in nursing and worked for many years in acute settings. While living in Kenya in 2010 she established a charity that works with vulnerable families and reaches over 500 children every year.

Since 2013 she has lived in Bracknell Forest with her husband and three children and works for the NHS.

Megan’s experience as a senior nurse and establishing a successful charity, puts her in a strong position to serve the community. Her experience in health, social care and education informs her understanding of the need for good policy and process and how a strong local council can be beneficial for all.

Kwabena Adutwum-Quaye (Adu), Town Councillor for Town Centre and The Parks.

Adu's passion for politics and community service started early when they completed a two-week work experience at Bracknell Forest Homes in 2010. This experience gave him firsthand insight into the important work done by local councils to engage with communities and serve their needs.

Adu works for NHS England as a Project Coordinator, bringing his leadership and community engagement skills to the healthcare sector.

Adu is deeply committed to supporting the community and using his political expertise to make a positive impact on people's lives.