Surrey Appropriate Adult Volunteer Scheme (SAAVS)

This scheme funded through Surrey Youth Justice Team and Surrey County Council's Mental Health Team, provides for an adult to be present when a juvenile or vulnerable adult is being interviewed in custody, when a parent or other representative is not available. The volunteers are all trained and ready to attend the police station at any time. This scheme is so successful that it has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards and is now the only provider of this service to Surrey.

We are always happy to receive enquiries about our work and how you can become involved.

Lay Canon Chris Drew
Manager
Chris Drew, manager of SAAVS, worked for 30 years in the Metropolitan and Surrey police forces. Chris spent 20 years working at Inspector level as a duty manager dealing with critical incidents across the county.

He also spent some time working for Charles Clark in the Home Office as well as a secondment to Surrey County Council developing joint planning prior to the introduction of the Crime and Disorder Act, which changed local authority responsibilities around criminal justice.  He was latterly Chief Inspector in charge of Surrey's Criminal Justice Department responsible for all trials and prosecutions as well as the Force custody suites. 

Chris was made a Lay Canon by Bishop Christopher in October 2008, honouring the work that is carried out both by Chris and all of the SAAVS volunteers.

Contact details:
T: 01306 631143
E: chris@saavs.org

Dermot Pearce
Contact details:
T: 01306 631143
E-mail:dermot@saavs.org

Deputy Manager
Dermot joined SAAVS in March 2003. He had spent 25 years in international banking in the City of London, and for the past 14 years has run a local small business and financial consultancy company in Newdigate.

Married with three children, Dermot became aware of SAAVS through the local church and village community; and brings to the Scheme his long experience and involvement with data and information management, computers, and business administration.

Cathy Burrows
Administrator
Cathy Burrows, office manager, responsible for Human Resources and Volunteer Relations has a history in publishing. She was for many years employed as PA to the Chairman of company who pioneered a reading scheme for children with learning difficulties. She originally joined SAAVS as a temporary helper and became a permanent member of staff in 2004.

She has three daughters and is also involved with implementing reading schemes at a Junior School in Reigate.

Contact details:
T: 01306 631143
E-mail: info@saavs.org


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