Who we are
About Harper Shaw
Harper Shaw Investigation Consultants combine traditional investigation techniques with modern vehicle forensics to secure the truth in serious and complex investigations.
We employ traditional investigation techniques including the five building blocks of investigation, identifying fast track actions and golden hour principles to maximise investigative opportunities. Following these principles in whichever arena we are instructed in, we are proactive in securing and preserving all available material to prevent its attrition.
What makes us different?
Harper Shaw have a unique blend of skills that combined coordinate the best practices to be employed in dealing with investigations. Whether it's Vehicle Systems Forensics, Forensic Collision Investigation, or more traditional investigations, we apply techniques that other organisations see as distinctly separate functions. This can lead to oversights in capturing all relevant information, which if otherwise not combined, can lead to an incomplete picture.
Inspect - Investigate - Interpret - Inform
By using our professional credentials and drawing on our experiences we can provide our clients with a simplified approach to fulfilling all their investigation requirements efficiently.
Persistent in pursuing all lines of enquiry, closely examining the facts and detail, and being tenacious in striving to obtain all available evidence. Having an open mind and leaving no stone unturned, we employ a gold standard approach to maximise all investigative opportunities.
Noel Lowdon — Harper Shaw Director
Noel Lowdon is an accredited and highly regarded investigator, having served twelve years as an investigator into serious and complex investigations during his seventeen years as a police officer in West Yorkshire Police.
Specialising in fatal road traffic collisions, he was regarded as one of the most experienced investigators of such incidents in the Police Service and has investigated some of the higher profile road death cases. He is qualified in Forensic Collision Investigation alongside his accredited PIP level 2 investigation and advanced investigative interviewing (Tier 3).
His experience extends to other crime types including Homicide, fraud, firearms discharges, manslaughter and serious sexual offences. He has a keen interest in digital forensics and was a qualified district examiner of digital devices, dealing with this sensitive evidence and managing it through the court process.
Noel has achieved Crown Court and Coroners' Commendations for outstanding performance as a thorough and tenacious investigator that leaves no stone unturned, evaluating complex sequences of events.
Noel was proactive in developing West Yorkshire Police's Major Collision Enquiry Team. He was responsible for devising and implementing new working practices to ensure minimum standards were met and maintained in this vital area of investigation, and he developed and updated West Yorkshire Police's Road Death Senior Investigating Officer's course, being recognised as a subject matter expert in its delivery.
Noel left West Yorkshire Police to set up Harper Shaw Investigation Consultants Ltd to further develop his career independently and to pursue his passion for investigation, where he can exploit and harness new technologies and provide complimentary services to improve outcomes by assisting investigators in several areas.
He believes passionately that these services will improve the justice system whilst showing cost reductions for his clients, by application of his extensive knowledge and experience and the ability to appropriately apply modern techniques to the investigation process.
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We are some of the nation's few specialists in Vehicle Systems Forensics. Please get in contact if you have any questions or if you're interested in learning more about our services or training.
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