Expert perspectives on policing, public safety, and governance

Sep 10, 2026

On World Suicide Prevention Day, Salterton specialist Tom Holmes writes about hostage and crisis negotiation, work he did for over fifteen years. Behind the tactics sits something simpler: listening, reflecting back, and building the trust a conversation depends on. He is also honest about what the role costs.

Jul 30, 2026

This World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the UN's theme is "Trapped behind the scam." Many people forced to run online fraud are trafficking victims themselves. Recognising that duality changes how we investigate, safeguard and disrupt the networks profiting behind them.

Jul 14, 2026

Salterton's Mark Irvine takes over a stalled two-year investigation into an organised crime gang operating across five countries. His lesson on leading complex, multi-agency work: cross-border cases turn not on new techniques, but on getting the right people around one table.

Jul 2, 2026

Salterton's Ian and Jim Nye are paddling 1,000 miles down the Yukon River, from Canada into Alaska, in the world's longest canoe race. They set off on 10 July 2026, raising money for FORCE Cancer Charity at £1 a mile.

Apr 16, 2026

Awarded in recognition of a complex investigation into the wholesale supply of counterfeit products, resulting in 19 arrests, £2.2 million recovered and the disruption of three organised crime groups.