Jon Peach, ED, ACT Corrective Services

Jon Peach, ED, ACT Corrective Services

Following an early career serving as an Officer in the UK Armed Forces, Jon has spent over 20 years working in Corrections.

Having commenced as a prison officer, Jon progressed through the ranks in Her Majesty’s Prison Service to become a Governing Governor before emigrating to Western Australia as the inaugural Director for Security Services for the Department of Corrective Services in 2008. Promoted shortly after to the position of Assistant Commissioner Custodial Operations managing all 18 adult prisons in Western Australia and a range of ancillaries functions

In 2014 Jon took a promotional opportunity to diversify his knowledge across the Public Sector and moved to head up the delivery of all state delivered services to People with Disability for the Disability Services Commission In WA.

In 2017 he took up the role as the Head of Corrections for the ACT. With a strong background in safety and security Jon is passionate about the role of Corrections in rehabilitating and reintegrating offenders and the ability of Corrections to make a positive difference not just for those in his care but also for the wider ACT community.

Jon holds a BA(hons) in Social Sciences with Social Policy, a Master of Arts in Social Policy and Criminology and an Executive Masters in Public Administration for the Australian and New Zealand School of Government.

Jon is also a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst