Jeremy Colman (born April 1948) is a former

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. He was born in

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and was educated at The John Lyon School, followed by

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, where he read Mathematics, and

Imperial College, London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

, where he studied for an MSc DIC in Management Science. His early career was in the civil service, including appointment as

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to successive holders of the post of

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, and in the

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, where he played a leading role in the privatisation of

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and of the

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. In 1988 he moved to the private sector, first as a Director of a major investment bank (

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), and later as a partner in

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, 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

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s and Public-private partnerships, before being appointed as the first head of the new

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on 1 April 2005 for an eight-year term of office. He lives in

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. Colman resigned from his post on 3 February 2010, after an internal investigation found

child pornography Child pornography (also called CP, child sexual abuse material, CSAM, child porn, or kiddie porn) is pornography that unlawfully exploits children for sexual stimulation. It may be produced with the direct involvement or sexual assault of a chi ...

on his work computer.

South Wales Police South Wales Police ( cy, Heddlu De Cymru) is one of the four territorial police forces in Wales. It is headquartered in Bridgend. The force was formed as South Wales Constabulary on 1 June 1969, by the amalgamation of the former Glamorgan Cons ...

began an investigation, and on 8 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 months in jail.

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Living people Civil servants from London Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge Alumni of Imperial College London Government of Wales People educated at The John Lyon School Prisoners and detainees of England and Wales British auditors Welsh people convicted of child pornography offences 1948 births {{Wales-bio-stub