Bethan Page-Jones, a top Home Office official, has left her role as a director at the Police Digital Service (PDS). This change comes shortly after the PDS lost its chief information security officer, Jason Corbishley, to the private sector.
Records from Companies House show that Page-Jones’s appointment ended on May 14, 2025. Sources say she’s transitioned to a new position at the Home Office, where she is now the director of strategy, capability, and resources for the public safety group.
The PDS didn’t comment on her departure but directed inquiries to the Home Office, which confirmed she’s no longer with the PDS. Corbishley had shared on LinkedIn that he was leaving after four years, and he’s now a consulting director at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. Before his role at PDS, he was the chief technology officer for the UK policing sector’s National Enabling Programme and head of ICT at Cumbria Constabulary.
A PDS spokesperson mentioned that they are currently searching for a new CISO, while a qualified interim CISO has stepped in temporarily.
These departures come on the heels of a serious incident last July, when two PDS employees were arrested following allegations of misconduct. The National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners had reported the claims, leading to an investigation by the City of London Police. Those involved faced allegations of bribery, fraud, and misconduct in public office. This ongoing investigation has already prompted several high-profile exits from the PDS, including former CEO Ian Bell.
PDS announced plans for a thorough review in response to these issues, and they confirmed that those involved would participate in a misconduct review led by HR.
In a separate update, PDS CEO Tony Eastaugh reported that their organizational review wrapped up several months ago. He explained, “We completed a significant reset program at the end of last year, allowing us to establish a new operating model and an ambitious strategic delivery plan for policing and public safety.” PDS, set up in June 2012, operates as a private company without shareholders and is funded by the Home Office and the broader policing sector. Its main job is to manage the National Police Digital Strategy, but uncertainty surrounds its future as the government plans to create a National Centre of Policing with IT oversight.
