Tutu Trustee Rob Beckley’s year as High Sheriff of Somerset comes to an end

The Rule of Law Legal and Declaration Service was held at Wells Cathedral on 23rd March 2025 to mark the end of Tutu Trustee Rob Beckley’s year as High Sheriff of Somerset. This was followed by a reception at Wells Town Hall.

It was a great day had by all!

Rob became High Sheriff of Somerset in March 2024 on retirement from the police. He has had a distinguished 38-year policing career, working in operational and investigative roles at all ranks from PC to Chief Constable.

His police career took him from inner city London to Avon and Somerset Constabulary, then to the College of Policing, with his most recent police appointment being Advisor to the Home Secretary and leading criminal and disciplinary investigations into the Hillsborough disaster.

More information about Rob can be found here.

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