Speaker at many conferences and seminars devoted to promoting Police Family Liaison and Disaster Victim Identification (Ante mortem and Post mortem) and repatriation following experience locally, nationally and internationally. See deployment history below.

To understand pupils’ social needs, taking into consideration school, domestic home life, behaviour, possible exploitation, social media presence and in general future direction.

Worked with children at the 'top end' of the behavioural spectrum. Motivating, encouraging and inspiring them to overcome boundaries to learning by way of 'one to one' mentoring. Providing a safe and friendly environment where students could discuss concerns and where emotional and educational needs could be met.A point of contact and liaison between families and wider multi agencies to meet personal needs and wellbeing.Worked closely with parents / carers, to help address… Show more Worked with children at the 'top end' of the behavioural spectrum. Motivating, encouraging and inspiring them to overcome boundaries to learning by way of 'one to one' mentoring. Providing a safe and friendly environment where students could discuss concerns and where emotional and educational needs could be met.A point of contact and liaison between families and wider multi agencies to meet personal needs and wellbeing.Worked closely with parents / carers, to help address underachievement, attendance and/or behaviour, to keep them informed and ensure positive family engagement. Show less

Necessitated working within a multi-agency co located Child Sexual Exploitation Team, working closely with children and young people who placed themselves in vulnerable positions when running away from home or care.Carried out 'Return Home Interviews' following a child's missing episode regardless of length of time. Engaging with the families and child/young person to establish trust, honesty, and confidence to ensure families were given specific help needed.Generated child/young… Show more Necessitated working within a multi-agency co located Child Sexual Exploitation Team, working closely with children and young people who placed themselves in vulnerable positions when running away from home or care.Carried out 'Return Home Interviews' following a child's missing episode regardless of length of time. Engaging with the families and child/young person to establish trust, honesty, and confidence to ensure families were given specific help needed.Generated child/young person’s case files following interviews, making referrals to other agencies to collectively address any risks identified and implemented interventions to effectively reduce the numbers of children and young people who repeatedly went missing.Worked closely with a Team, together with other partner agencies (Police, NHS, Charitable Organisations-Barnardo’s, other local authority departments) to identify risks and ultimately reduce them. Show less

Practitioner and Management of overt investigations into Child Sexual Exploitation. Having primacy for the protection of victims (children) who were subject to exploitation and the investigation of perpetrators who present the highest risk.Working within a multi-agency co located team/environment to address ongoing risks presented to children and deploy active safeguarding advice/practise where deemed necessary utilising partner agencies.To assess ongoing/emerging risks/information and… Show more Practitioner and Management of overt investigations into Child Sexual Exploitation. Having primacy for the protection of victims (children) who were subject to exploitation and the investigation of perpetrators who present the highest risk.Working within a multi-agency co located team/environment to address ongoing risks presented to children and deploy active safeguarding advice/practise where deemed necessary utilising partner agencies.To assess ongoing/emerging risks/information and deploy all necessary measures 'collectively agreed' by all partner agencies to reduce that risk and safely remove that child to a 'place of safety-better place'Engage personally with the child, adopting an open, honest sensitive approach to meet their personal needs.To make the victim feel valued by listening to their accounts/story and adopting the appropriate support to meet their needs and interests. Show less

Working within Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), being responsible for managing the day-to-day risks posed by violent (Dangerous DP's) and sexual offenders (RSO's) living in the community in order to protect the public, primarily children. This process involved close consultation and information sharing with all partner agencies, namely, the Probation Service, HM Prison Service, Social Services (adult/ children and young people services), Health Trusts and local authority… Show more Working within Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), being responsible for managing the day-to-day risks posed by violent (Dangerous DP's) and sexual offenders (RSO's) living in the community in order to protect the public, primarily children. This process involved close consultation and information sharing with all partner agencies, namely, the Probation Service, HM Prison Service, Social Services (adult/ children and young people services), Health Trusts and local authority (Housing).MAPPA were informed of any emerging issues, changes in circumstances surrounding risk. All enquiries relating to the DP/RSO's risk assessment were updated on their nominal file (ViSOR) and reviewed every 16 weeks. Ongoing risks both dynamic and static were evaluated to recommend the frequency of visits. All intelligence/information gathered was analysed, evaluated, and disseminated to all relevant parties/partner agencies in determining risk. Show less

Northamptonshire, Metropolitan and Warwickshire Police Services - Detective-Murder Investigation Team.Police Family Liaison Officer (FLO) and Police Family Liaison Coordinator (FLC) and further qualified as a Disaster Victim Identification Officer (DVI) to befit/compliment both roles.Assisted the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) to achieve the aims/objectives of the designated investigation. Worked directly with the bereaved family and close liaison with the SIO/SIM (Senior… Show more Northamptonshire, Metropolitan and Warwickshire Police Services - Detective-Murder Investigation Team.Police Family Liaison Officer (FLO) and Police Family Liaison Coordinator (FLC) and further qualified as a Disaster Victim Identification Officer (DVI) to befit/compliment both roles.Assisted the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) to achieve the aims/objectives of the designated investigation. Worked directly with the bereaved family and close liaison with the SIO/SIM (Senior Identification Manager) to ensure the family were treated appropriately, professionally and with respect for their personal needs. Used exceptional interpersonal skills to adapt to a range of every changing and demanding situations, in often stressful conditions over sustained periods of time. Working at the highest degree of professionalism/ integrity and carrying out the duties with the utmost sensitivity. Key to the role of both FLO/FLC were communication and listening skills, confidence and self-assurance, the ability to manage stress, work with minimal supervision, being flexible, non-judgemental and accurately record information.Worked directly with families who had suffered losses from sudden death, murder, terrorism, natural disaster, industrial accidents and health and safety investigations. As well as local investigative deployments, of note are deployments as an FLO/FLC to the following major local, national and international events:Terrorist Attack -World Trade Centre 11th September 2001 (New York)Bali Bombings - 12th October 2002 (UK based- FLO Casualty Bureau)Asian Tsunami-24th December 2004 (Thailand-DVI FLC/FLO)London Bombings- 7th July 2005 (FLC/FLO DVI-City Road Mortuary)Atherstone on Stour, Warwickshire Firefighter deaths (5 fatalities)- 2nd November 2007 (FLC/DVI deployment)Coventry Airport Mid Air Collision (2 aircraft, 5 fatalities)-17th August 2008 (FLC/DVI deployment) Show less

Practitioner and Management of overt investigations into serious and organised crime ranging from murder, serious sexual offences including child abuse, serious violence, robbery, acquisitive crime and drugs.Practitioner and Management of intelligence gathering utilising covert human intelligence sources (CHIS).

Police Duties, United Nations Liaison, Special Investigations (SIB), Close Protection