Andy Briers

Andy started life as a secondary school teacher before joining the Metropolitan Police Service in 1991. He is currently on secondment to the Prince’s Trust as the National Police Liaison Officer. He has devoted most of his career to working with vulnerable and at risk young people and is an experienced Peer Reviewer for the Home Office Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation team. In addition Andy is an accredited coach who develops those around him and works both nationally and Internationally with other police services to develop understanding and good practice around working with young people.

He is a double Fulbright Scholar (PhD) and lectures at several UK universities and has written and published several books and peer reviewed journals on the theme of engagement. He is a qualified coach EMMC and is trained to deliver Clarity 4D a personality profiling system. He is also passionate about housing for young people and volunteers as a night stop host for the charity Depaul.