
BDC Safeguarding Officer, Mike Hawkins
safeguarding-officer@britishdancecouncil.com
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Mike is a former high-ranking investigator in the UK’s National Crime Agency.
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He has managed some of the largest investigations in the UK and overseas.Â
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He has considerable experience of working in partnership with many agencies who have child protection responsibilities.Â
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Mike has worked closely with both the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency and with NSPCC Child-line teams. He has a wealth of experience of evidence gathering and court procedures.Â
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Mike was one of the founder members of the Dance School Safeguarding Working Group (Safer Dance) whose objective is to make the dance sector a safer space for children, young people and vulnerable adults.
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Mike is also a member of an all-party parliamentary working group for a ‘fit and healthy childhood’.
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He also is a keynote speaker at many of the largest dance body’s conferences where he speaks on safeguarding and child protection in dance.