This penultimate episode of a short series of the podcast called Tech Perspectives is brought to you in partnership with The Emergency Tech Show and the Police Digital Service.

Catherine talks to Scot Dunn Chief Digital and Innovation Officer for Humberside Police.

This conversation builds nicely on from those earlier in this series as we look at how a police force can innovate when it has limited budgets.

Scot shares four innovations from his force: from the officer on the beat, to the victim who is having the worst day of their lives and just wants to know what’s going on, to an efficient way of running non-emergency call handling and ending with predicting officer wellbeing needs.

It just shows innovation takes many forms, requires a healthy risk appetite and a willingness to be OK with failure because that's how you learn.

Speakers:

Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times

Scot Dunn, Humberside Police

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This is the fourth episode of a short series of the podcast called Tech Perspectives brought to you in partnership with The Emergency Tech Show and the Police Digital Service.

Catherine talks to Callum Faint, Chief Fire Officer for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and national lead for digital, data and cyber.

The fire and rescue service is a rich environment for technology and in this conversation, Callum starts by focusing on the control room and the huge impact technology innovation has had on this vital part of the service. They talk about how the National Fire Chiefs Council is promoting safe use of AI and they zoom in on cyber risks and keeping services on the run.

With a discussion that touches on many aspects of running a modern fire and rescue service, it's a fascinating insight.

Speakers:

Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times

Callum Faint, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service

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This is the third episode of a short series of the podcast called Tech Perspectives brought to you in partnership with The Emergency Tech Show and the Police Digital Service.

Catherine talks to Corinne Russell, data ethics lead for Police Scotland. She is part of a data team that is looking at the way that data is being used in the force. They talk about how ethics should be considered when adopting new technology and touch on body worn video and live facial recognition.

Leadership is key here and with former NPCC DDAT lead, Jo Farrell in charge in Scotland now, Corinne talks about their data maturity, digital literacy and how to build the foundations for responsible AI.

It's a great follow-on conversation from the episode with Al Murray from Police AI.

Speakers:

Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times

Corinne Russell, Police Scotland

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This is the second episode of a short series of the podcast called Tech Perspectives brought to you in partnership with The Emergency Tech Show and the Police Digital Service.

Catherine delves into the detail with technology leaders from the emergency services and this time talks to John Derryman, Chief of Corporate Services in Wiltshire Police.

John comes to policing after a career in the finance industry and has a strong systems and governance approach to the technology used in his force. He also uses that at a national level where he heads up the National Technology Board for the NPCC.

They talk about cyber, body worn video, AI adoption and how to keep the lights on with limited budget for legacy systems.

Speakers:

Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times

John Derryman, Wiltshire Police

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This is the first of a short series of the podcast called Tech Perspectives brought to you in partnership with The Emergency Tech Show and the Police Digital Service.

Catherine delves into the detail with technology leaders from the emergency services. Starting with the new Director of Police AI, Al Murray.

Having led on AI for the National Police Chiefs' Council for some time, he's now working full time on this new AI venture with money from the Home Office to ensure responsible AI is introduced. He tells Catherine what this means and how he feels like he's working in a start up, which is not usually how policing is described. Listen on to find out more.

Speakers:

Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times

Al Murray, Police AI

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Nestled between two series of the podcast, Catherine talks to Reverend Matthew Hopley, the National Police Chaplain. He tells her about his role three years in and how he came into policing in 2011 after a career in retail. He talks with great warmth and compassion about the pastoral care offered by police chaplains - 500 volunteers working in police forces across the country.

Reflecting on recent national events and the impact of changes to policing, Matthew offers his thoughts and advice on how to navigate through challenging times. He shares how he looks after himself as he looks after so many in this important national role.

Speakers:

Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times

Reverend Matthew Hopley, National Police Chaplain

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As we launch registration for 2026 The Emergency Services Show and The Emergency Tech Show, it seems like a great time to hear from four first time exhibitors who were part of the 2025 shows.

We spoke to BODD, Tigers Eye, Try & Lilly and Dals.

They tell us about their experiences as we find out what they do to solve challenges faced by first responders.

Hosted by Claire Whitaker in our on-site podcast studio, listen on as she gets into the detail of what it's like to be at our shows for the very first time.

Speakers:

Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times

Claire Whitaker, freelance journalist

Ryan Harper, Business Development Manager from Australian company BODD, making 3D body scanners

Sarah Snyder Kamen, founder of Tigers Eye making sports bras for first responders

Emma Graham, business development director for Liverpool-based uniform cap manufacturer Try & Lilly

Nick Clancy, Account Manager for Manchester-based interpreting and translation service, Dals

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In the final episode of this season of For Every Response, Catherine talks to Dr Gareth Davies who heads up the medical team supporting the world famous TT Races on the Isle of Man.

With hundreds of competitors converging on the Island for the races that take place during May and June every year, the need for specialist medical care is vital. 150 volunteers form the team and provide care from physio to trauma care in what Gareth calls the hyper acute phase. The island also has to cope with tens of thousands of visitors and he shares the impact that has on existing medical care for residents.

It's a fascinating insight into providing medical care at a major event and how decades of experience working in emergency settings in London prepared Gareth for this very special job.

Speakers:

• Catherine Levin, Editor, Emergency Services Times
• Dr Gareth Davies, Medical Director, TT Races

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