Eventually they managed to reach London and then settled in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, where Ian was born. His parents had met and married in Prague, Czechoslovakia, where Donald was working temporarily, before fleeing the city at the start of the second world war. Ian was the son of Donald, a journalist and writer on model cars and aeroplanes, and Frantiska (nee Benish), who had worked for a time as a translator for Reuters. He was also an active member of his trade union, which in later years became Prospect. His party roles included being chair of Hemel Hempstead constituency Labour party, election agent, conference delegate and branch treasurer. He supported the establishment of neighbourhood policing in Hertfordshire as a member of the authority, which undertook the role now performed by the police and crime commissioner. From 1993 he was a Hertfordshire county councillor for 16 years, during which time he was appointed to the police authority, which he chaired for five years. He represented Adeyfield East on Dacorum borough council for eight years (1979-87). He served in many roles, both elected and voluntary.
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