Tony Cook OBE has had a long and distinguished career as a highly regarded detective, spanning 44 years in law enforcement. Having commenced his career in Greater Manchester Police, he reached the rank of Detective Superintendent, managing countless major crime and homicide investigations while performing the role of SIO. He has been awarded 14 commendations during his career for successful investigations and is one of the longest-standing experienced and qualified PIP4s in the UK. He has extensive experience of working in tactical and strategic advisory roles, and was a National SIO Advisor for 6 years before moving onto his current role as Head of Operations in the Investigations Command of the National Crime Agency, with responsibility for complex and international child sexual abuse cases. He has worked on some of the most serious crimes ever committed in the UK and overseas and has provided inputs to SIO/SIODP courses for many years. He is a member of the NPCC PIP4 working group

• 1: Role of the Senior Investigating Officer


• 2: Resource Management


• 3: Decision Making


• 4: Policy Logs and Casebooks


• 5: First Response


• 6: Crime Scene Searches and Exhibits


• 7: Investigation Management


• 8: Conducting TIE Enquiries


• 9: Effective Communication Management


• 10: Investigative Strategies


• 11: Victim Management


• 12: Suspect Management


• 13: Witness Management


• 14: Homicide Investigation


• 15: Infant and Child Deaths


• 16: Abuse and Exploitation of Children and Vulnerable Persons


• 17: Suspicious Missing Persons