Adé Solarin

Adé Solarin

Inspection Lead – Child Protection, Joint & National Police Inspections Portfolio
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services

Adé started out as a Court Monitor Intern, for a feminist domestic abuse charity called Women At The Court House (WATCH) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shortly after graduating from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Sociology and Criminology. The 12-month role involved gender-based violence policy research, notably on the impact of strangulation on Minnesota law. Adé also worked as a Probation Officer in Hennepin County, Minnesota, before moving to London to obtain a Master’s degree in Criminology, Youth Justice and Community Safety at Middlesex University.

Adé’s career in the UK has involved the commissioning of gender-based violence services, development of multi-agency safeguarding partnerships, and public safety and strategic analysis, with his work taking him across the UK and other countries.

Adé is currently a UK Civil Servant with His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary Fire Rescue Services (HMICFRS) as an Assistant Portfolio Director, leading child protection inspections of police forces in England & Wales, including the joint inspections with other inspectorates, and commissions of thematic subjects.