Detective Superintendent Patrick Milford has joined as Director of the South East Cyber Resilience Centre taking the reins from the SECRC’s previous director Andy Richardson who recently retired.

Patrick joined the team from his role as Head of Major, Economic and Cyber Crime in Essex and Kent Police’s Serious Crime Directorate, which he transferred to after moving to Kent Police in 2018.

Patrick joined Devon and Cornwall Police in 1997 after graduating from Queen Mary's University London, in 2000 he joined CID, transferring to the Metropolitan Police Service in 2004.  Here, Patrick worked in a variety of investigative roles, the majority of which were within specialist crime. Patrick was an SIO on one of the Met Police's Homicide teams.

Patrick has led on numerous complex homicide investigations, and was instrumental in developing a series of proactive responses to fraud and cybercrime, which were adopted nationally. Patrick is an accredited Senior Investigating Officer (SIO), and a Strategic Investigator and brings a wealth of experience to the SECRC.

Commenting on his appointment, Detective Superintendent Patrick Milford, said,

Outside of work Patrick is kept busy with 2 young children and enjoys walking, and swimming.