My name is Jason Dearsley and I have been a Police Constable since 1998. I have been on Roads Policing for over 22 years the majority as a Police Sergeant. Currently I am in command of the Commercial Vehicle Unit, and Roads Policing Training department for Essex Police. I supervise the daily operations relating to Commercial vehicles, including the movement of abnormal indivisible loads, as well as supporting in times of high demand the main Roads Policing Units. I am trained as a Lead Investigating Officer for Road Deaths, a Road Scene Manager (Managing complex scenes and traffic management with partner agencies and emergency services). I am a qualified trainer, and assessor and deliver the national Dangerous Goods training packages for my force, as well as others up and down the country including other national enforcement bodies. I also have UK wide responsibilities as the Vice Chair for the National Carriage of Dangerous Goods Practitioners forum (NCDGPF), a role I have performed since 2018. I am an accredited Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor, having held this qualification for nineyears, I also hold the IMDG accreditation, and am a Radiation Protection Supervisor. I hold a Full Drivers ADR for all Classes (including 1&7) and a C+E class on my driving licence including CPC. I am the holder of a Transport Managers CPC and deliver toolbox talks to industry promoting responsible drivers and hauliers, and link in with the mental health charity SHOUT promoting mental health support amongst drivers.
Outside of work I volunteer in the role of a Trustee for the Orwell Multi Academy Trust covering 7 Primary schools in the Suffolk County, 1800 children and 272 staff. With my spare time I enjoy rambling around East Anglia, which may well involve the odd public house. I am blessed to have a very understanding wife and a wonderful son.
