Martyn Underhill was a Detective Chief Inspector in Sussex Police, who retired in 2009. He was second in charge of the Sarah Payne case, and went onto to be an  adviser on the Soham case of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

He was also a review officer on the abductions of Millie Dowler in Surrey and Danielle Jones in Essex.

Martyn is an acknowledged expert on child abduction, and has recently worked with the media in relation to the April Jones case in Machynlleth,Wales.

The April Jones case saw the first ever national launch of Child Rescue Alert, a system introduced by Martyn into Sussex Police in 2002. The system is based on the American system, called Amber Alert. The scheme was later adopted by every Force in England and Wales in 2006.

Martyn was commended by the Sussex Police Authority for his work on the Sarah Payne case, the first time the Police Authority had issued  such a commendation.

On retirement in 2009  he moved to Dorset. In retirement, Martyn went on to campaign for safeguarding issues, including Sarah's Law, which was introduced into Dorset in 2010.

 

Martyn is very involved with the community, and is a Lay  Member on the Bournemouth and Poole Local Safeguarding Children's Board, where he chairs the Communications Group.

He is also a trustee to two Dorset charities, as well as being a volunteer for Circles UK (South West) which supervises high risk sex offenders. Martyn is Vice President of Parkstone Rotary Club.

He also sits as a Panel member for Education Appeals in Poole and Bournemouth. Martyn is also a supporter and campaigner for Turn Your Back  a new local charity raising  awareness of knife crime.

Martyn is an operational advisor to the national charity Missing People. Martyn is a visiting lecturer at Bournemouth University for the School of Applied Sciences, and he also lectures at Portsmouth University.

He teaches part time at Wessex Academy, a local language school. Martyn has a Masters Degree and Diploma in Criminology, and is a qualified Project and Programme Manager. Martyn is an ex foster parent, having fostered over 30 children.


MARTYN'S MANIFESTO

Martyn is standing for election because he feels that Party Politics and Dorset Police do not mix. He believes in Dorset Solutions for Dorset People, and wants an Independent voice for Dorset.
Martyn has been campaigning for 8 months, meeting the people of Dorset, seeking  people's views of their County, and their policing.

Clearly if elected, Martyn will engage with the public to address their issues. Martyn wants to create 8 PCC Forums across Dorset, where the public can share their views and experiences of policing.

Martyn's main priority is to re-engage the public with the police, on all levels, and aims to do this by enhancing Neighbourhood Watch/Home Watch schemes to a pan Dorset level, with support in Police HQ to the Watches. He also wants to double the amount of Special Constables and Volunteers in Dorset, with Rural and Marine Special Constables as well.


Martyn's Manifesto:

1.    Putting the Victim First. 
2.    Cutting Crime and Catching More Criminals. 
3.    Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour. 
4.    Tackling Domestic Violence.
5.    Making our police more visible.
6.    Reducing re-offending in Dorset.
7.    Protecting our Marine and Rural Communities.
8.    Delivering value for money from Dorset Police.
9.    Listening to you - The people of Dorset.
10.  Securing more funding for our Force.

 

Martyns Website is www.keeppoliticsoutofpolicing.co.uk