Michael Orchard

Michael is a former Senior Police Officer and National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing for Protective Security and Preparedness. He was responsible for Policing’s advice, guidance and operational support to the public and businesses across the UK, to ensure the ongoing identification and management of risk and preparedness for a terrorist attack. He is also an experienced Counter Terrorism Senior Investigating Officer, who worked alongside the Security Services investigating terrorism and state threats. He is credited with leading numerous investigations that foiled terrorist attacks in the UK. He also led the immediate Counter Terrorism response at the scene of the Westminster Bridge attack of 2017, the immediate investigative phase following the 2017 London Bridge attack and the UK response to the 2015 Paris attacks. Experienced in understanding wider risk, he was the Senior Investigating Officer for Operation Yewtree – the largest national investigation of sexual offences