Gary Lee
Exceptional people manager with 24.5years' experience in the Police Force
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An exceptional people manager with 24.5 years' experience in the Police Force and prior to this a highly skilled sales manager. Skilled in conflict resolution, communication across multiple stakeholder groups including the general public and multi-agency partnerships. Strong leader with a clear focus on development, welfare and diversity and inclusion.
Experience
Response Sergeant – Stratford on Avon at Warwickshire Police Force (2023-09 – Present)
Emergency 999 Patrol Sergeant with daily supervision of a team of nine.
- Review incidents and delegate officers to attend.
- Responsible for ensuring all crimes are recorded and investigated to a satisfactory conclusion.
- Attend major incidents and manage relationships with public and other agencies.
- Manage all HR responsibilities within the team, including managing sickness absence, disciplinary issues and complaints.
- Manage Student officer portfolios and welfare of all officers.
- Deal with Immigration related offences and organised immigration crime.
- Positively engage with the Modern Slavery Organised Immigration Crime Unit, peer review of the force, to further improve responses.
Local Investigation Team at Warwickshire Police Force (2023-04 – 2023-09)
- Review all evidence from case files before application is made to CPS to gain charge authority.
- Ensure that all case files submitted have been through a full code test and are submitted in accordance with DG6 guidelines.
Reactive Sergeant & Acting Inspector – South Warwickshire at Warwickshire Police Force (2014 – 2023)
- Conduct all reviews of persons detained within custody.
- Authorise search warrants.
- Take children into police protection.
- Review all missing persons and grade risk level.
- Authorise wanted persons to be placed on the police national computer.
- Submissions of items seized for forensic testing.
- First Line Manager to four Sergeants and total team of 36 police constables.
- Attend cross-authority and multi-agency meetings.
Custody Sergeant at Warwickshire Police Force (2013 – 2014)
Responsible for the welfare and safety of all individuals detained, and the safety and welfare of all third-party individuals charged with their care.
- Booking in of detainees.
- Management of all custody staff on shift.
- Charging offenders and managing bail packages or transportation to remand centres.
- Administration duties as required as part of the role.
- Managing relationships with legal representatives, healthcare providers, family members.
Response Sergeant – Leamington Spa at Warwickshire Police Force (2011 – 2013)
- Manage a team of 12 police officers and their welfare.
- DA Matters Champion; educating other officers in dealing with domestic violence issues.
- Gather evidence for successful prosecutions.
- Dealing with Road Traffic Collisions, cyber-crime, fraud, theft, violent crime, arson and criminal damage.
Custody Sergeant – Leamington Spa at Warwickshire Police Force (2009 – 2011)
Response Sergeant – Stratford on Avon at Warwickshire Police Force (2008 – 2009)
Whitnash & Warwick Gates SNT Community Police Constable at Warwickshire Police Force (2004 – 2008)
- Daily visibility in the community to provide reassurance to the public.
- Worked with partner agencies, Housing Associations, Social Services, Mental Health Practitioners.
- Dealt with Criminal Behaviour Orders and Anti-Social Behaviour Orders.
- Dealt with long term issues that affected residents.
- Applied for funding from King Henry VIII Trust to open and run a Youth Club that resulted in a decline in antisocial behaviour and crime by young people.
Trainee Police Constable at Warwickshire Police Force (2002 – 2004)
- Completed a 15-week training course at Ryton Police College.
- Covered comprehensive law training, officer safety training, lifesaving, basic public order policing.
- Took three nationally recognised police exams that looked at Police Powers and Procedures, Crime, Evidence and Road Traffic Offences.
- 10-week tutor period.
- Two years completing portfolio to pass probation.
Sales Manager at Jobsin.co.uk (2000 – 2002)
Sales Manager for start-up online jobs board.
Team Manager at Sitel (1995 – 2000)
Team Manager for international telesales business.
Hospitality at Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (1995)
Worked abroad for 5 years in hospitality.
Education
Level 5 Postgraduate Diploma in Police Management (CMI accredited) in Police Management – Liverpool Collegiate School (2011 – 2012)
O'Levels in Maths and English – Liverpool Collegiate School
