Kevin Gordon

Kevin is a retired police sergeant with over 30 years experience in the British Transport Police (BTP). From 2003 to 2007 he was seconded to the London Resilience Team, part of the Government Office for London. After working on a number of major incidents and crimes, Kevin became the HOLMES (Home Office Large Major Enquiry System) Liaison Officer for the BTP. He was attached to a number of Incident Rooms throughout the country and, after the 9/11 attacks, assisted running the Casualty Bureau at New Scotland Yard. Kevin was the Office Manager establishing the Police Incident Rooms following the Selby, Hatfield and Potters Bar train crashes. Kevin’s role in the LRT was to act as a liaison officer with his home force. He was responsible for developing the Mass Fatality and Disaster Mortuary Plan for London . This plan was activated following the 2004 Tsunami and Kevin worked at Fulham Mortuary to ensure that facilities were in place for the repatriation of the British victims. He also worked to establish the Resilience Mortuary in the aftermath of the bomb attacks in London on 7th July 2005 and remained a key member of the mortuary management team until the facility was decommissioned. Kevin lives in Sussex and is a keen local and police historian.