Patrick Sheehy Explained

Sir Patrick Sheehy (2 September 1930 – 23 July 2019)[1] was a British businessman who was chairman of British American Tobacco.[2] In 1992, he was appointed chairman of the Inquiry into Police Responsibilities and Rewards (known as the Sheehy Inquiry), charged with reviewing police services in the United Kingdom.[3]

He was knighted in the 1991 New Year Honours.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sir Patrick Sheehy, businessman who consolidated the fortunes of British-American Tobacco and fought off a hostile takeover bid – obituary. Telegraph. Obituaries. 24 July 2019. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Debrett's People of Today. 20 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923215058/http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today-profile?person=14278. 2015-09-23.
  3. News: The Sheehy Inquiry: Police 'jobs for life' culture swept away by inquiry: Rank and file representative says authors of Sheehy report understand little or nothing about policing. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/the-sheehy-inquiry-police-jobs-for-life-culture-swept-away-by-inquiry-rank-and-file-representative-says-authors-of-sheehy-report-understand-little-or-nothing-about-policing-1482064.html . 25 May 2022 . subscription . live. Kirby. Terry. 1 July 1993. The Independent. 20 February 2014.

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