Peter Thompson

I retired after completing 28 years service with Northumbria Police in August 2015, with a wealth of experience in many aspects of policing.  

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During my career, I has served in 24/7 uniformed Policing, Custody Suite Operations, Force Inspectorate, Vehicle Crime, Drugs Intervention Programme, Prolific and Priority Offenders Unit.

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In 2008, I was involved in the development and delivery of the Government's Prevent Strategy, delivering Prevent Awareness training to thousands of front line staff in the north east region.

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Representing the Force on local CONTEST boards and similar strategic groups where I gained extensive experience with partnership engagement and multi-agency panels to safeguard and manage risk around individuals which provided me with a thorough understanding of the workings of the Prevent Strategy and the now, Prevent Duty.

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I have previously gained a Certificate in Terrorism studies from St Andrews University, NCFE qualifications in Mental Health Awareness (Levels 1 & 2) and Pro-Qual Certificate in Teaching, Training and Assessment (Level 3).