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--Acorns1 20:32, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Martyn Underhill was a Detective Chief Inspector in Sussex Police, who retired in 2009.

He joined the Metropolitan Police in 1979, transferring to Sussex Police in 1984. In 2000, he was the Detective Inspector on Highdown Division when 8 year old Sarah Payne was reported missing by her mother Sara Payne. Detective Inspector Underhill was appointed as the Deputy SIO (second in command) of the enquiry. Underhill remained on the enquiry for 18 months, until Roy Whiting was convicted of Sarah Payne's murder.

He was commended by the Sussex Police Authority for his work on the case.

Underhill then became Project Manager for Child Rescue Alert, launching it in the UK in 2003 with Sara Payne. This alert system is based on Megan's Law in America. Underhill later took this to the Association of Chief Officers (ACPO) Homicide Working Group to ask for the pilot to be introduced nationally, which it was in 2006.

Underhill was also an adviser to the case of Jessica Wells and Holly Chapman, who were abducted and murdered.

Underhill then went onto deal with the Black Widow murder, in which Dena Thompson poisoned her husband Julian Webb. He then moved to Head of Training in Sussex Police. Underhill then qualified as a police trainer, assessor and verifier.

On retirement he moved to Dorset.

Underhill went onto campaign for safeguarding issues, including Sarah's Law, which was introduced into Dorset in October 2011. Underhill became the Laymember on his Local Safeguarding Children's Board, as well as becoming a trustee for the Bournefree charity.

He is a visiting lecturer at Bournemouth University for the School of Applied Science.]

In July 2011 Underhill reported to [[Operation Weeting] that he thought his police phone had been hacked during the Sarah Payne  murder  ]case

In February 2012 Underhill declared himself as an Independent candidate for the Dorset Police Crime Commissioner role.

In April 2012 Underhill launched his website for the electoral campaign as www.keeppoliticsoutofpolicing.co.uk