Kate Manton

Kate Manton is the Head of Counter-ODFSA (Organised Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault) at the NCA, where she leads the development of proactive safeguarding capabilities to support drug-facilitated rape survivors, and the strategic delivery of Operation Pointer, the NCA's whole response response to ODFSA. With over 20 years of experience in law enforcement and the prison service, Kate has held a range of tactical and strategic positions, within prison intelligence, offender management, child protection, and countering violence against women and girls, along with a range of other advisory roles, support senior law enforcement leaders. She specializes in risk management, countering sexual violence against women and girls, and strategic decision-making, with extensive experience in countering serious and organised crime. Kate has played a leading role in supporting the Director General Operations of the National Crime Agency, across the full range of that portfolio, from intelligence collec