Initial discussion
Describe the problem and what you need to understand. Initial contact should contain only a brief outline, without sensitive evidence.
Independent in judgment.
Disciplined in our work.
Sentinel Environmental Intelligence exists to help those who own, manage and protect land establish the facts, make informed decisions and prevent environmental and rural crime.
Our founding purposeOur loyalty is
Our loyalty is
to the evidence.
We investigate to establish the truth. Where evidence supports an allegation, we say so. Where it does not, we say that with equal clarity.
Our mission is to make environmental crime harder to commit, harder to conceal and easier to prove through independent, intelligence-led investigation, objective analysis and uncompromising professional standards.
Intelligence work is undertaken by a trained intelligence professional, drawing on specialist training delivered by UK government and policing organisations. We combine rural understanding with modern investigative and analytical capability. The scale of an instruction may change. The standard applied to it does not.
Work that can be explained.
Findings that can be scrutinised.
Lawful & proportionate
A legitimate purpose, appropriate methods and activity justified by the significance of the problem.
Objective & independent
Established facts, observation, intelligence and assessment are clearly distinguished. Alternative explanations and limitations are acknowledged.
Discreet & evidence-led
Information is handled carefully, evidence provenance is recorded and conclusions are supported by an auditable explanation.
A clear process from the outset.
Assessment & agreed scope
We assess suitability and agree the scope, professional output, commercial terms and arrangements for sharing information before work begins.
Investigation & analysis
We apply the appropriate combination of investigation, evidence evaluation and analysis, keeping the work proportionate to the instruction.
Report & advise
You receive clear findings, the strength and limitations of the evidence, and practical recommendations for the next step.
Sentinel is an independent consultancy and holds no statutory enforcement powers. Specialist third-party expertise may be coordinated where it supports an investigation; the scope and responsibilities are agreed with the client.