Appropriate Training & Consultancy Ltd
Is YOUR Training Appropriate?
Drug Valuation Course
Officers with min. 2 years drugs experience in general policing or 6 months dedicated drugs targeting team
1 Day (6hrs CPD)
Course Content
Drug Recognition, Case Law, Pricing & Calculations, Statement layout & presentation of documentary evidence, Peer Review, Possession v PWITS, Role of a Drug Expert.
CSI Cannabis Cultivations - securing best evidence
Crime Scene Investigators, Force Crime Scene management and/or Force CSI trainers, Cannabis Cultivation Dismantling Teams
1 Day (6hrs CPD)
Course Content
Cannabis - The Plant & Identification, Best Evidence & Photography, Scene Dismantling, Health & Safety, identification & handling of controlled drugs & paraphernalia
About Me
Appropriate Training & Consultancy Ltd was established in October 2020 by Adrian Parsons following his retirement from Kent Police after 26 years of service, specialising in drugs investigations, intelligence, and training.
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Adrian has been providing expert evidence in criminal courts since 2005. His work has included acting as the sole instructed drug expert in a major multi-defendant trial concerning what was then the largest single-site cannabis cultivation discovered in the United Kingdom.
In the five years prior to leaving policing, Adrian served as Secretary of the Drug Expert Witness & Valuation Association (DEWVA), the national professional body for law-enforcement drug experts at the time. He has also contributed to national policy and practice through membership of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Drugs Working Group and continues to serve on the committee of the Association of Police Controlled Drugs Liaison Officers (APCDLO).
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Since 2009, Adrian has delivered one of the UK’s most established training programmes for police drug experts, training more than 300 officers across 30+ courses. His work has consistently emphasised impartiality, evidential robustness, and professional standards in the delivery of expert witness evidence.
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Adrian’s knowledge and experience have been sought by a wide range of organisations, including the judiciary, senior Armed Forces officers, and the High Sheriff of Kent. He has delivered presentations at the PNLD Law Conference, lectured on Complex Paramedic Practice courses at Canterbury Christ Church University, and provided briefings to senior figures including the Home Secretary, the Home Affairs Select Committee, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), and the Home Office.
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He also co-authored Home Office Circular 015/2012 on drug testing under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, alongside the accompanying training manual for drug testing kits, which was later adopted by the College of Policing and remains in operational use.
Appropriate Training & Consultancy Ltd was created to address a growing knowledge gap in drugs expertise within UK policing and partner agencies. The company provides practical, credible, and cost-effective training and consultancy across the full spectrum of drugs policing and controlled drug governance.
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For further information about Adrian’s experience and services, please visit his LinkedIn profile.
