Russell Wate Author

Russell Wate QPM is a retired police officer who for the last six years of his service was the Detective Chief Superintendent for the Cambridgeshire Constabulary. He has a strong operational and strategic understanding of public protection having worked in the field for over 20 years; the first five of these were working jointly in operational settings with social care and other partners. In the 2008 Birthday Honours, Russell was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for his work nationally both as a detective and in safeguarding. Nigel Boulton served as a police officer for 31 years with Devon and Cornwall Police. He now runs a consulting company and associates network providing expertise regarding the design and delivery of true Multi Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASHs), their connection to early intervention and safeguarding practice as well as the early identification of risk to vulnerable people through analysis. He also runs an associated company providing specialist safeguarding training for health professionals and bespoke courses in connection with information sharing and intelligence led safeguarding.