Tricia Hayes CB Biography Tricia Hayes was appointed Director General for Crime, Policing and Fire on 24 February 2020. The Crime, Policing and Fire Group (CPFG) is responsible for a wide of range of policies to keep our citizens safe, cut crime, protect the vulnerable, and to reform both the police and fire and rescue services to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. Career Tricia has spent most of her career in the Department for Transport ( DfT) which she first joined in 1987. From 2016 to 2020 Tricia was Director General for Roads, Places and Environment leading work on transport’s contribution to climate change, roads, traffic, road safety, sustainable travel, bus travel and the freight sector. She also led the department’s work on road transport aspects of EU Exit.