Peter Edge

Articles by: Peter Edge

Public trust in policing: The importance of protecting against lost knowledge

15th March 2022

Peter Edge, former SIO & Head of Training, Merseyside Police

OPINION: With public trust and confidence in UK policing currently a widely debated topic, Peter Edge, former SIO and Head of Training for Merseyside Police, looks at the importance of recognising and retaining both explicit and tacit knowledge within policing, and how addressing the issue effectively can help to strengthen the relationship with the public.

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Peter Edge is a former SIO and Head of Training for Merseyside Police, with a background in investigation, BCU command and criminal justice. Since retiring in 2011 he’s started an audit and integrity testing business in the hospitality sector, worked for the NHS in a security capacity, and on the NATO summit 2014 – assurance panel, Gold strategic support, stakeholder management and strategic debrief. Throughout he has been a professional speaker, both ‘after dinner’ and keynote, where he speaks about ‘Lost Knowledge – how organisations are letting their most valuable resource slip through their fingers, and what they can do about it’.