Neil Grindrod

Demand and Resource Management Unit (2018 – Present)

• Managed officer deployment, availability, and movement records using internal systems.
• Coordinated urgent staffing for critical incidents and major events.
• Liaised with senior leadership to facilitate staff transfers and training.
• Ensured resourcing decisions complied with Force policy, legal frameworks, and equality standards.
• Identified staffing gaps and recommended solutions to enhance operational efficiency and service delivery.

Neighbourhood Police Officer (2014 – 2018)

• Developed strong partnerships with residents, businesses, and local organisations to build trust and enhance community engagement.
• Tackled local crime trends through proactive patrols, intelligence-led policing, and targeted interventions.
• Engaged with community members to resolve persistent issues including anti-social behaviour, drug-related activity, and nuisance complaints.
• Conducted high-visibility patrols to deter criminal activity and provide public reassurance.
• Collaborated with councils, housing associations, schools, and charities to deliver coordinated multi-agency responses to anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood crime.

Response Police Officer (2003 – 2014)

• Responded to emergency 999 calls involving assaults, burglaries, domestic incidents, and road traffic collisions.
• Made rapid, informed decisions under pressure, balancing legal authority, ethical standards, and public interest.
• Secured crime scenes, gathered evidence, obtained witness statements, and conducted initial investigations.
• Identified and arrested suspects, carried out searches, and processed detainees in accordance with legal protocols.
• Produced accurate reports, crime logs, and case files to support investigations and legal proceedings.
• Ensured compliance with legal frameworks, including CPIA and disclosure obligations, by accurately recording, reviewing, and submitting evidential material in line with investigative and prosecutorial standards.
• Delivered reassurance and safeguarding to victims and vulnerable individuals, with referrals to specialist support services.
• Collaborated with ambulance, fire services, social care, and other agencies during multi-disciplinary responses to police-reported incidents.

Lead a production line involving the training staff to operate machinery.

• Co-ordinated day-to-day operations, ensuring orders were shipped on schedule.
• Enhanced logistic processes maintaining an accurate record keeping system.

• Began as a labourer supporting daily operations and logistics within a busy butchery.
• Successfully trained and qualified as a butcher, gaining expertise in meat preparation, cutting techniques, and food safety standards.