I first met Simon when facilitating a visit from Kenyan Police Officers to see how Professional Standards and Police Oversight worked in practice in the UK. The Kenyan cops included some skeptics in their number but within minutes of starting his presentation Simon had them enthralled. A real English Copper!! (although he was by this time well retired and a lead investigator in IPCC he was still able to engender this impression!) Simon's professionalism and passion for policing and his commitment to service improvement shone through. His pragmatism and sense of humour and ability to relate to all the delegates was self evident!
Simon maintained his engagement with the police reform programme in Kenya and later assisted in visits from executive delegates from the Independent Police Oversight Authority and National Police Service Commission. His input was so valued that he came with another colleague to Nairobi where we conducted a thematic review and training to investigators in the IPOA, the second only independent police oversight authority in Africa.
He made many friends in Nairobi and will be missed as they were hoping to see him again on future visits.
He was lovely man with a big heart and generous nature. Taken from us too soon.
Simon Martin
I first met Simon when facilitating a visit from Kenyan Police Officers to see how Professional Standards and Police Oversight worked in practice in the UK. The Kenyan cops included some skeptics in their number but within minutes of starting his presentation Simon had them enthralled. A real English Copper!! (although he was by this time well retired and a lead investigator in IPCC he was still able to engender this impression!) Simon's professionalism and passion for policing and his commitment to service improvement shone through. His pragmatism and sense of humour and ability to relate to all the delegates was self evident!
Simon maintained his engagement with the police reform programme in Kenya and later assisted in visits from executive delegates from the Independent Police Oversight Authority and National Police Service Commission. His input was so valued that he came with another colleague to Nairobi where we conducted a thematic review and training to investigators in the IPOA, the second only independent police oversight authority in Africa.
He made many friends in Nairobi and will be missed as they were hoping to see him again on future visits.
He was lovely man with a big heart and generous nature. Taken from us too soon.
Simon Martin
