Sharon Ross

I served as a Police Officer with Northumbria Police for 30 years, most of which I worked within crime investigation and public protection units serving the communities of the North East.

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In 2010 I transferred my safeguarding experience and skills to the department responsible for the Force delivery of the Prevent Strategy, raising awareness across statutory front-line services within six local authority areas.  It is in this department that I started working with my colleague, Peter Thompson, working together with statutory partners to safeguard and support individuals deemed vulnerable to radicalisation.

 

The introduction of the Prevent Duty in 2015 placed a statutory duty across key sectors including Local Authorities, Health, Education and Police, where  I was instrumental in the coordination and implementation of the duty with statutory partners, strengthening relations around the safeguarding of individuals deemed to be at risk of radicalisation. 

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On retiring from Policing, I teamed up again with Peter and 'Safervision' was launched, continuing delivery of our expertise of Prevent to support statutory bodies and communities with this sometimes complex subject matter.

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In addition to the numerous training courses I attended during my Policing career, I also obtained NCFE qualifications in Mental Health Awareness (levels 1 & 2) and Pro-Qual Certificate in Teaching, Training and Assessment (Level 3).

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I am also an associate with the College of Policing working as a facilitator with the  National Channel Hydra Team, delivering on-going 'Channel' training across statutory bodies around the United Kingdom.