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Jason Kenny
Professional Overview
A highly experienced professional with a distinguished background in specialist operations and events management.
He holds multiple advanced degrees and professional certifications, including MPA, MSc, PGCert, and CMgr.
With over 25 years of experience in policing, he possesses high-end expertise in strategic planning, command, critical incident decision-making, collaborative delivery, and risk management.
As a founding member of the InCrowd Safety Partnership, Jason is committed to helping clients achieve their organisational goals and market growth by ensuring safety and security.
The partnership boasts over 80 years of combined experience in policing and public safety, providing clients with exceptional value and the highest industry standards.
Professional Experience
- InCrowd Safety Partnership and JSK Consultancy Solutions (2024 - Present)Leading innovative consultancy services and accredited training products tailored to clients’ ambitions while supporting continuous improvement through doctoral study and objective evaluation in safety and risk management.
- Chief Executive, Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (2021 - 2023)Appointed to revitalise a struggling organisation, Jason transformed the culture and performance by implementing structural and personnel changes, aligning strategic objectives with a £492 million corporate budget, and reducing direct overheads by 20%.
- Head, Organisational Performance, Inspection & Review (2019 - 2021)Designed and implemented infrastructure to enhance organisational performance, leading to ‘good’ gradings from the national inspectorate in all nine thematic areas. Jason also spearheaded transformative initiatives in policing practices.
- Senior Police Commander, City of Portsmouth (2017 - 2019)Led policing efforts in a challenging urban environment, achieving a 23% reduction in public space violence and raising public confidence levels to over 90%. Secured a £550K grant to divert vulnerable individuals from the criminal justice system.
- Head, Specialist Operations (2015 - 2017)Operationalised collaboration between the two most significant non-metropolitan police forces in the UK, generating £1.2 million in savings and enhancing operational capabilities in support of national resilience and emergency preparedness.
Education and Qualifications
* DCRIMJ, Doctorate in Criminal Justice
* MPA, Master of Public Administration
* MSc, Security & Risk Management
* PGCert, Professional Research Methods
* PGCert, Strategic Leadership
* PGCert, Management
* Level 3, Education & Training (PTLLS)
* Chartered Manager, CMI
* Member, Institute of Leadership
Core Skills
* Command, leadership, and management
* Decision-making and risk management
* Critical thinking and problem-solving
* Strategic planning and coordination
* Organisational development and motivation
* Effective communication and influence
* Accountability in performance
* Innovation and change management
* Conflict resolution and performance improvement
* Collaboration and network building
Jason Kenny’s extensive experience and commitment to excellence position him as a public safety and risk management leader.
Dr Allison Wylde
Expertise
Allison’s teaching and management portfolio includes a programme leadership and a senior
lectureship (assistant professor) post with Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). She teaches and
supervises at Russel Group Institutions, including Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff School of
Computer Science and Informatics and the University of Warwick (WMG) where she supervises
dissertations and for WMG, delivers executive education and MSc courses for practitioners from
finance and automotive. She has recent DBA and PhD completions with the University of the West of
Scotland, and she serves as an external examiner (PhDs) with the University of Karachi, Pakistan.
Allison serves and a National Expert on Societal Security Management and was previously an
International Commissioner on Security Standards and Guidelines, co-chairing the first ASIS
International/ American National Standards Institute (ANSI), standard on physical security
management.
In December 2024, Allison’s keynote at the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia Internet Governance Forum (IGF) conference will focus on innovation in AI and security. Her research contributes to the UN and informs the development of international security/ cyber security policy and learning and provides practical input into operationalising cyber security and AI. Leading teams on AI Governance and interoperability, Allison’s research with the UN IGF focuses on cyber norms, principles, and standards; governance and ethics; and trust, and zero trust; and the policy implications of the SolarWinds breach. She contributes to the Data Science for Common Good Research Group at GCU, as AI lead, and with the Airbus Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Analytics at Cardiff University.
International UN, Government, and policy contributions
- 2023- UN Policy Network for AI Governance (PNAI), Team-leader, Interoperability, AI governance
- 2022- UN Dynamic Coalition, IS3C, Chair, Global Digital Compact (Summit of the Future, 2024)
- 2021- UN IGF Practice Forum on norms cyber security; Team-leader, SolarWinds breach
- 2020-21 UK Cyber Security Council, Work stream 7, Member, cyber security ethics
- 2019- ISO/ British Standards Institute, National Expert, Societal Security Management.
- 2010-18 ASIS International/ American National Standards Institute (ANSI), International Commissioner, Security Standards and Guidelines
- 2016-18 British Standards Institute (BSI), Societal Security Management SSM/01/ WG3 Crisis management, Technical committee member, reported to the UK Cabinet Office
- 2011-13 GCHQ, Academic panel member, Occupational Standards for Information Assurance
Selected funded research projects
- 2024-… Marie Curie Doctoral Networks, (£3.4m), Data Science for Common Good research Group, GCU
- 2021-… Digital Companion: Innovation, training an AI companion for cyber security.
- 2016-17 London First: Independent audit of user experience (UX) of a digital application, an ‘App’ for resilience in London’s West End.
- 2015-16 Norsk Hydro ASA: Scoping for a metric to assess resilience.
- 2010-13 UK Higher Education Authority: Evaluation of the management of private security contracts for London 2012.
Dr Allison Wylde FHEA FRGS IEEE PhD (London) MA DIC (Imperial) BSc Hons
Education
(part-time). Doctor of Philosophy, PhD. Management Studies, Birkbeck, College, University of London (UOL) Trusting in Practice: The Nature and Processes of Spatial Relations in Managing the
Security of Organizations Post 9/11, Advisors: Prof. Ng, University of Roehampton, Dr Milbourne,
University of London: Examiners: Emeritus Prof. Richard Thorpe, University of Leeds, Prof. John Louth,
Director for Defence Industries, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
MA. (Merit). London Metropolitan University, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Higher
Education Academy accredited)
SERC PhD student, UCL, Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the growth of Pennisetum
Typhoides (millet) infected with the parasitic angiosperm Striga Hermonthica, Advisor: Prof. G. Stewart
Diploma of Imperial College (D.I.C.). Imperial College, SERC/CASE research student.
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of soft-rot decay of creosoted wood. Advisors: Emeritus Prof. J. F.
Levy (with assistance from Prof. Sir David Cox)
BSc. Hons. Manchester Polytechnic, Biology and Environmental Science, 2:1
Gary Parkin
Professional Overview
Dedicated law enforcement leader with 35 years of experience, including a distinguished tenure as Superintendent at Derbyshire Constabulary. he is recognised for expertise in operations management, public order, and firearms and is a recipient of the Queen’s Police Medal for Distinguished Police Service.
Key Achievements:
- Led primary public order operations for high-profile events.
- Improved Derby County Football Club security protocols and enhanced its Academy's safeguarding measures.
- * Developed training programs focusing on risk management and crowd control.
He is passionate about sharing his extensive experience and elevating standards within the security industry.
Professional Experience
Derby County Football Club (DCFC) - Head of Security and Safeguarding (Sept 2016 - Nov 2020)
- Managed security for club assets and personne
- Conducted investigations, risk assessments, and emergency planning.
- Supervised crowd control on match days.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club (DCCC) - Chief Operating Officer (Apr 2016 - Sept 2016)
- Oversaw daily operations and match-day activities.
- Implemented a Personal Development Review system and training programs for stewards.
East Midlands Special Operations Unit - Community Contact Officer (Aug 2015 - Apr 2016)
- Collaborated on de-radicalisation plans under the Prevent strategy.
- Partnered with various local authorities and managed budgets effectively.
Derbyshire Constabulary (1980 - 2015)
- Superintendent (Head of Operations Derby): Led teams for continuous improvement and managed significant events as Firearms Commander.
- Superintendent (Operations Division): Oversaw specialist departments and commanded operations for significant events.
- Chief Inspector (Community & Partnerships): Developed a mental health triage system with NHS collaboration.
- Chief Inspector (Staff Officer to the Chief Constable): Assisted with policy development and contributed to introducing PCSOs.
- Inspector (Section): Managed performance in high-crime areas and implemented anti-radicalisation strategies.
- Inspector (Diversity Manager): Ensured compliance with equality legislation and developed the Race Equality Guide.
- Sergeant (Learning & Development): Designed training programs and contributed to national Stop and Search policy development.
- Passionate about leveraging extensive experience to enhance standards in the security industry.
