With over two decades of operational, investigative, and command-level experience within Essex Police, combined with hands-on leadership of 1705 Consultancy Ltd, I offer a unique and highly credible consultancy service to clients requiring robust, risk-led security solutions.

1705 Consultancy Ltd delivers professional, client-focused expertise across a broad range of domains, including:

Event Safety and Security Law Preparation & High-Risk Venue Assessments

• Advising enhanced-tier venues and public-facing organisations on their obligations under Martyn’s Law as well as health and safety, guidance and legal compliance..

• Delivering comprehensive risk assessments and counterterrorism resilience strategies tailored to visitor attractions, night-time economy premises, and complex sites.

• Supporting thematic areas such as evacuation planning, protective security design, command structure testing, and behavioural detection integration.

Theme Park & Visitor Attraction Consultation

• Specialist consultancy for large-scale, high-footfall locations, providing insight into crowd safety, response planning, emergency access and safeguarding vulnerable groups.

• Aligning operational protocols with evolving threats including vehicle-as-weapon attacks and insider threat mitigation.

   

Counterterrorism Planning, Exercises & Penetration Testing

• Design and delivery of multi-agency emergency response exercises including live-play scenarios, tabletop simulations and structured debriefs.

• Penetration testing and red team audits to assess vulnerability in physical and procedural defences.

• Development of tailored CT plans for unique settings including motorsport circuits, festivals, seafronts, and semi-permanent installations.

Security Audits, Testing & Policy Development

• Creation of end-to-end policies, procedures, and SOPs for public safety, security, and incident response, including bespoke documentation for licensing and regulatory approval.

• Formal security audits and assessments with actionable improvement plans in line with government and industry best practices.

• Extensive experience managing and overseeing audits, inspections, and operational improvements during HMIC inspections and public safety reviews .

Major Event & Motorsport Safety Support

• Trusted advisor to multiple UK motorsport events, offering integrated security planning, stewarding frameworks, and control room consultation.

• Proven record managing events with 20,000+ attendees, with seamless integration of traffic, crowd, and medical safety systems .

• Collaboration with event promoters to deliver safety plans that meet insurance, compliance, and public confidence requirements.

Medical Safety & Critical Incident Preparedness

• Able to advise and support event organisers on medical cover, casualty evacuation planning, and trauma-informed staff deployment.

• Delivered emergency preparedness strategies during national health crises and cross-agency incident planning (e.g. pandemic response, Operation Bluebird) .

 Expert Witness & Investigative Consultancy

• Senior Investigating Officer for fatal road collisions, child homicide, and high-profile criminal cases.

• Expert in collision reconstruction, investigative review, CCTV analysis and evidence preparation for civil and criminal litigation