DW PACT - Key Persons


Kevin McCloskey

Job Titles:
  • Trainer With Both the Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children 's Board
Kevin is a former police officer. He has recently retired from Gloucestershire Constabulary as a Detective Inspector having served in the Police force for 30 years, including 10 years with the Metropolitan Police. The majority of his career has been spent within the Criminal Investigation Department with a number of years more recently being responsible for the management of investigations involving Child Protection, Domestic Abuse and offences against Adults with care and support needs at risk of abuse or neglect. Kevin was a trained Senior Investigating Officer who led a number of complex investigations involving all of the above areas of crime. Kevin is an approved trainer with both the Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children's Board (GSCB) and the Gloucestershire Safeguarding Adults Board (GSAB). He has strong professional working relationships with both safeguarding boards and currently delivers training to education sector professionals, early years settings and those working in adult care settings.

Nigel Hatten

Job Titles:
  • Trainer
Nigel is a former Detective Sergeant who recently retired from Gloucestershire Constabulary. He has extensive hands-on experience, including all aspects of criminal investigation, victim advocacy, multi-agency working and is passionate about raising the standards of child protection and safeguarding both in the UK and further afield. Before his retirement Nigel managed the multi-agency Child Sexual Exploitation and Indecent Images of Children specialist teams. He has lead complex international investigations and has made presentations at many safeguarding events, locally, regionally and internationally. Nigel is an approved trainer for the safeguarding boards in Gloucestershire. He has recently completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Protection. In addition to delivering a wide range of safeguarding trainings, Nigel also works with a number of local and national charities.

Shaun Painting

Shaun was a police officer for 30 years, focusing on the investigation of serious organised crime in the UK and internationally and on the proactive use of intelligence to assist in all areas of investigation.