Syed Hussain

1. Serious Organised Crime (SOC) Portfolio Office, National Police Chiefs Council
• Directed the successful delivery of the final phase of the national SOC Police Uplift Programme, aligning local and regional outcomes with national strategic priorities.
• Led the design and rollout of the ‘SOC Local’ programme, embedding a place-based strategy across UK police forces to enhance local capacity against organised crime.

2. Serious Organised Crime & Exploitation (SOCEX) | Force Intelligence Lead
• Held strategic oversight of the Risk & Threat Grid for SOC, driving operational clarity and accountability. Prioritised resources based on monthly risk and intelligence-led assessment.
• Coordinated cross-agency operational risk assessments, delivered post-incident reviews, and led root cause analysis to improve future response strategies.
• Led the regional implementation of the Home Office's 'Clear, Hold, Build' programme, reducing harm in high-threat areas through intelligence-led disruption and community rebuild.
• Delivered a multi-city rollout of Exploitation Hubs, enhancing information and intelligence exchange, improving safeguarding outcomes and stakeholder coordination.
• As Senior Responsible Officer, sanctioned high-risk covert operational assets, ensuring compliance, authorisation integrity, and ethical governance.
• Implemented the national County Lines strategy, achieving key milestones in enforcement, prevention, and data-led intervention. Aligned outcomes with central government KPIs.

3.Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU)
• Directed strategic and operational risk frameworks aligned with ISO 31000 to mitigate threats from organised crime across multiple jurisdictions.
• Directed the operational delivery of multi-disciplinary covert units, integrating cyber, surveillance, and technical intelligence functions across the West Midlands.
• Authored and launched the ROCU national cyber strategy in collaboration with Counter Terrorism and Serious Organised Crime partners.
• Chaired five regional management boards including the ROCU Cyber Leads and Digital Forensics Forum, advancing regional consistency in policy, technology, and operational priorities.

• Transformed the Directorate of Professional Standards with a new vision, governance
model, and digital-first business process.
• Initiated the METs first Talent Management and Alumni programmes, mitigating talent loss
and improving internal leadership pipelines.
• Delivered the National Substance Misuse Testing Policy and embedded the Ethics Committee
into business operations.
• Pioneered the Belonging Diversity Strategy, shifting professional culture toward inclusion
and psychological safety.
• Partnered with academic institutions and national training providers to embed professional
learning into policing standards, including the creation of talent and learning strategies
applicable across public service sectors.

• Redefined UK border intelligence workflows, mitigating national risk and delivering £1.1M
in annual cost savings.
• Led a critical CT intelligence capability project encompassing HR, governance, budget
management, and resilience planning.

Throughout my tenure in various specialist roles within Counter Terrorism Policing, I was regularly called upon to deliver keynote addresses, strategic briefings, and operational presentations to a wide range of audiences. These included policing colleagues, government stakeholders, partner agencies, industry representatives, and academic institutions. I led training sessions, facilitated workshops, and represented national programmes at conferences and cross-sector forums. This period significantly strengthened my ability to translate complex intelligence, security, and strategic content into accessible and actionable insights for both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

• Delivered a full strategic and operational capability review of NaCTSO with 57 enterprise-
level recommendations.
• Directed high-profile national projects including the design of UK CT awareness e-learning
and protective security frameworks.
• Served as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for UK-wide protective security, advising on
Crowded Places, Hazardous Sites, Critical National Infrastructure, and Personal Security.
• Co-chaired the national Crowded Places Information Exchange, establishing sector-specific
subgroups to facilitate secure sharing of sensitive protective security intelligence with
industry stakeholders.
• Key liaison with the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) on critical
technology transformation.

Led a two-year national strategic programme to enhance Counter Terrorism (CT) policing capability across UK ports and borders, delivering five key projects targeting operational and technological gaps.

Developed national CT border policing frameworks covering governance, legislation, intelligence, strategy, finance, assurance, technology, and multi-agency partnership working.

Designed and implemented a Terrorism Act-compliant audio recording system at UK international ports, aligning operational delivery with legislative requirements.

Re-engineered the National Flight Matrix to optimise risk-led deployment and resourcing at all UK international airports; established updated Terms of Reference and secured enhanced data-sharing protocols.

Authored the national technology operations strategy for CT policing at the border, including the decommissioning of legacy systems post-EU regulatory changes and cost-benefit analysis for digital upgrades.

Delivered a next-generation mobile policing platform for border teams, integrating intelligence, detection, and enforcement capabilities to improve operational outcomes and traveller experience.

Partnered with national security agencies to co-develop a multi-agency national security collaboration framework at the border, including several cross-sector threat mitigation projects.

Led the national policy reform for Digital Download procedures at ports and negotiated compliance with the UK Forensic Science Regulator (UKAS) under ISO17025 standards.

Commissioned and oversaw a complex, evidence-based evaluation of Schedule 7 Terrorism Act stops—via a randomised control trial across 21 UK airports in partnership with Cambridge University—resulting in a national policy shift.

Served as Covert Policing Advisor to the ACPO TAM National Coordinator for Prevent, providing strategic input on national counter-terrorism initiatives.

Delivered a three-phase national project to restrict terrorist access to licensed firearms, including mandatory licence checks across all police forces, a sector-wide ‘Know Your Customer’ campaign, and the development of ‘Project Solitaire’—a CT awareness training tool for firearms stakeholders.

Oversaw a £5 million annual counter-terrorism grant, funding CT policing activity within the prison estate and supporting national intelligence objectives.

Authored a tri-partite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between three government agencies to formalise intelligence-sharing protocols across England and Wales prisons.

Designed and launched ‘Project Atticus’—a national training programme for use across Counter Terrorism policing and HM Prison Service to enhance intelligence collaboration and operational readiness.

Developed a comprehensive seven-strand strategic framework to improve the recruitment, retention, and progression of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff within the Metropolitan Police; multiple recommendations were adopted and implemented at executive level.