Community Engagement Officers (CEOs)

There are Community Engagement Officers in three areas of Lancashire: Eastern (Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn & Ribble Valley), Pennine (Burnley, Pendle, Colne, Rawtenstall) and Central Division (Preston).

The role of the Community Engagement Officer is:

• To promote trust and confidence in communities in relation to the sensitive subject of violent extremism.
• Developing new work in partnership with communities and partner organisations.
• To work closely with both communities and partners, including Local Authorities i.e. schools, colleges, faith groups, women, youth and vulnerable groups.

What does public consultation tell us?

• An open and honest debate discussing terrorism can influence levels of public support for the work undertaken.
• Police counter terrorist tactics will only command public confidence if they are, and are seen to be, appropriate, proportionate and fair.
• Communication with the public in the counter terrorist context is vitally important.
• The public need accurate information quickly if they are to put their trust in the police and other agencies involved in counter terrorist work.
• Women and young people have been inadequately involved in counter terrorist community engagement.
• Insufficient space is made for engagement and counter terrorism in the public sphere.
• The prevention of terrorism is preferable to the pursuit of terrorists.
• Police enforcement and community engagement are both necessary to counter terrorism.

For further information about the roles and responsibilities of Community Engagement Officers take a look at the videos or contact:

Inspector Andrea Bradbury
Prevent Strategy Inspector
Counter Terrorism Branch
Lancashire Constabulary HQ
Hutton
Preston
PR4 5SB
Tel: 01772 412604
Email:andrea.bradbury@lancashire.pnn.police.uk

PS Nigel Lund
Prevent Briefing Officer
Counter Terrorism Branch
Lancashire Constabulary HQ
Hutton
Preston
PR4 5SB
Tel: 01772 413366
Email:nigel.lund@lancashire.pnn.police.uk

Contact details of your Divisional Community Engagement Officers (CEO):

EASTERN DIVISION
PS Colin Dassow
Mateen Kamaluddin
Yasmin Zaffar
Surraiya Issa
Blackburn Police Station
Railway Station
Railway Road
Blackburn
BB1 1EX
Tel: 01254 353666
Eastern.CEO@lancashire.pnn.police.uk

PENNINE DIVISION
PS Phil Turner
PC Susan Sanderson
PC David Ward
Syed Naqui
Lyndsay Pickard
Burnley Police Station
Parker Lane
Burnley
BB11 2BT
Tel: 01282 472190
Pennine.CEO@lancashire.pnn.police.uk

CENTRAL DIVISION
PS Maxine Monks
PC Phil Spencer
Nagina Ali
Keith Jackson
Community Engagement Team
Operating Centre
Lancaster Road North
Preston
PR1 2SA
01772 209830 / 209733
Central.CEO@lancashire.pnn.police.uk