Meirion Davies

Meirion joined the North Wales Police in April 1984, spending most of his career in the Wrexham area. In 1994 he became a detective, working in various specialised roles, within the field of serious criminal investigations particularly child safeguarding.

He was fortunate to be trained in many different skills including, specialist interviewing of suspects and victims, ‘Joint Agency Investigations’ and as a ‘Family Liaison Officer.’ Meirion trained as an engineer before joining the Police, always having interest in digital technology, this became especially useful in the mid-1990s when the very first incidents of digital crime began to emerge.

He became a specialist investigator in this brand-new field of police investigation. In 2003, Meirion joined the Hi-tech Crime Unit of the North Wales Police receiving training as a digital forensics investigator, gaining many qualifications.

In 2014, he graduated from Canterbury Christchurch University, with a Master of Science Degree, in Cyber Crime Forensics. Meirion worked closely with many specialised departments, including the Counter Terrorism Unit and Professional Standards Department, conducting complex investigations. Additionally, he developed training courses for police officers to raise their awareness of Digital Crime.

In April 2014, Meirion retired from the North Wales Police after 30 years of service as a police officer, joining Cheshire Constabulary Digital Forensics Unit as a Civilian Digital Forensics Investigator. Here, he continued to conduct research developing new skills and introducing specialised techniques for the rapid triaging of digital evidence at crime scenes, methods that have since been adopted as national best practice across the UK.

His research and practical experience led Cheshire to be the first police organisation in the UK to achieve international accreditation in Digital Forensics, publishing a number of academic papers, nationally adopted as best practice in the UK. He also became a Home Office approved trainer for specialist areas of digital forensics.

During his twenty years in the field of digital crime, Meirion has been involved in many high-profile and complex investigations. He is recognised as an expert in his field, having received many commendations for his work, including the prestigious, ‘Police Federation National Detectives’ award in 2016. In May 2023, he left Cheshire Constabulary, after 39 years police service, and joined the University of Chester, Institute of Policing, as a Module leader in Digital Crime.

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