Jeremy Colman
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Jeremy Colman was the Auditor General for Wales
.
He was born in London
in April 1948 and educated at The John Lyon School, Peterhouse, Cambridge
, where he read Mathematics, and Imperial College, London.
He spent his early career in the civil service, including appointment as Private Secretary to successive holders of the post of Head of the Home Civil Service, and in the Treasury, where he played a leading role in the privatisation of British Airways
and of the British Airports Authority. In 1988 he moved to the private sector, first as a Director of a major investment bank (County NatWest), and later as a partner in Price Waterhouse, based in Prague as Head of Corporate Finance.
He joined the National Audit Office
(NAO) in 1993, where for 12 years he was responsible for Private Finance Initiative
s and Public/Private Partnerships
, before being appointed as the first head of the new Wales Audit Office
on 1 April 2005 for an eight year term of office. He lives in Dinas Powys
.
Colman resigned from his post on 3rd February, 2010, after an internal investigation found pornographic material
on his work computer. South Wales Police
began an investigation, and on 8th February arrested Colman on charges described as "possessing indecent images". Colman pleaded guilty to fifteen separate offences, and in November 2010, he was sentenced to eight month in jail.
Auditor General for Wales
The Auditor General for Wales is the public official in charge of the Wales Audit Office, the body responsible for auditing the Welsh Assembly Government, its public bodies, National Health Service bodies and local government in Wales...
.
He was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in April 1948 and educated at The John Lyon School, Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely...
, where he read Mathematics, and Imperial College, London.
He spent his early career in the civil service, including appointment as Private Secretary to successive holders of the post of Head of the Home Civil Service, and in the Treasury, where he played a leading role in the privatisation of British Airways
British Airways
British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...
and of the British Airports Authority. In 1988 he moved to the private sector, first as a Director of a major investment bank (County NatWest), and later as a partner in Price Waterhouse, based in Prague as Head of Corporate Finance.
He joined the National Audit Office
National Audit Office (United Kingdom)
The National Audit Office is an independent Parliamentary body in the United Kingdom which is responsible for auditing central government departments, government agencies and non-departmental public bodies...
(NAO) in 1993, where for 12 years he was responsible for Private Finance Initiative
Private Finance Initiative
The private finance initiative is a way of creating "public–private partnerships" by funding public infrastructure projects with private capital...
s and Public/Private Partnerships
Public-private partnership
Public–private partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies...
, before being appointed as the first head of the new Wales Audit Office
Wales Audit Office
The Wales Audit Office is an independent public body which was established by the National Assembly for Wales on 1 April 2005. It has overall responsibility for auditing on behalf of the Auditor General for Wales, across all sectors of government in Wales, except those reserved to the UK...
on 1 April 2005 for an eight year term of office. He lives in Dinas Powys
Dinas Powys
Dinas Powys is a large village and a community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales which takes its name from the Dinas Powys hillfort that dates from the Iron Age...
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Colman resigned from his post on 3rd February, 2010, after an internal investigation found pornographic material
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
on his work computer. South Wales Police
South Wales Police
South Wales Police is one of the four territorial police forces in Wales. Its headquarters are based in Bridgend.Covering Wales' capital city, Cardiff, as well as Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Swansea, and the western South Wales Valleys, it is the largest police force in Wales in terms of population,...
began an investigation, and on 8th February arrested Colman on charges described as "possessing indecent images". Colman pleaded guilty to fifteen separate offences, and in November 2010, he was sentenced to eight month in jail.