Mel Humphreys Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Assessment and analysis of evidence Identification of regulatory concerns and public interest

London, United Kingdom

Civilian Investigator with SO15 Counter Terrorism Command. Providing a broad range of support to investigation teams including witness statements and exhibit handling. Review and assessment of digital media exhibits using a broad range of software applications. Producing fast time evidential reports to the investigation team during live operations.

International And Extradition Unit

During this time, I led a team of detectives tasked with the investigation and risk management of threat posed by dangerous and high profile fugitives residing in the UK whilst being wanted by foreign law enforcement agencies. I dealt with some of the most scrutinised cases within the public domain; these cases, in particular, required extensive and detailed briefing to the MPS most senior leadership teams and Home Office representatives.I have advised, in fine detail, on the preparation of extradition applications to foreign jurisdictions for UK offences; utilising my extensive range of contacts to facilitate exceptional service delivery outcomes. I manage an exceptionally high workload of often serious and complex investigations, consistently demonstrating ability to manage high risk incidents under exceptional pressure. These investigations included the use of specialist techniques to successfully resolve, including covert and overt strategies and appropriate use of technology. I developed protocols for the successful use of social media and open source opportunities to support intelligence gathering. I am a specialist practitioner in intelligence research and assessment and a subject matter expert in extradition. I established and maintained robust and effective working relationships with a range of partners, both nationally and internationally. This supported the gathering of evidence from foreign jurisdictions, working under mutual legal assistance, enabling best use of resources whilst ensuring all legal and ethical standards were consistently met. I developed numerous national policies to support this work including those for the national extradition course, which is currently used by all UK law enforcement agencies, the policy for the introduction of information into the UK national intelligence systems and those for the extradition and movement of prisoners from abroad.

New Scotland Yard

Child Abuse Investigation Command. Proactive and reactive investigation of intrafamilial child abuse and suspicious deaths. Multi-Agency working/investigations.Partnership and effective relationship working with social care, health and relevant stakeholders.Interviewing vulnerable persons. Management and supervision of high volume crime.Presentation of evidence to prosecution lawyers and court.

Child Abuse Investigation Command

I led a team across a demanding and challenging area of London in the investigation and supervision of cases of interfamilial child abuse and suspicious deaths. These most serious offences require a sensitive and tenacious approach whilst ensuring exceptionally tight legal timelines are observed. I worked in close partnership with a range of external partners contributing on safeguarding boards, child protection conferences and child death panels. I held responsibility for ensuring the development and training of team members and for guiding officers in this challenging role.

Directorate Of Professional Standards

I led a team of specialist investigators focusing on complicated internal investigations, the need for a sensitive and yet tenacious approach was paramount. These particularly challenging investigations seek to ascertain if criminal activity has occurred and also to investigate if any failures of professional behaviour of police officers or staff amount to misconduct or breaches of regulations. This includes the identification of organisational risk and collation, and use, of all valuable learning and requires the highest legal standards and transparency to be reached and maintained.

London

Like all police officers, I began my service as a constable, moving steadily through a wide foundation of training and development. This allowed me to successfully transfer to detective duties having demonstrated an intelligent and competent eye for detail, enquiry and observation. I worked in a wide range of roles including territorial support a fast response unit focusing on some of the most challenging, dangerous and high pressure situations across London and the UK. This role required the calmest and most reasoned approach to manage exceptionally demanding and heightened situations, working in a range of covert and overt settings