It is with great regret that I write this page to honor a very kind and gentle man, Maurice Harvey, who sadly passed away on Saturday 14th May 2005.

Although Maurice has been a part of the NTIPDU family for only a few short months, he has left those of us who met and knew him with the desire to have known him longer.

For those who were not fortunate enough to have met Maurice, a brief profile of his achievements can be seen below.

All of us in the NTIPDU wish Maurice's partner Kath and his family our whole hearted sympathy and support, the NTIPDU will always be here for you. When people like Maurice pass away, a bit of the good in the industry is lost. Maurice enriched so many people's lives and will live on forever in the thoughts of so many.

Located in Stockton-On-Tees, Maurice Harvey owned and ran Harvey's Helpful Hounds. 

After leaving the RAF, where he was an instructor within the dog school at RAF Newton, Maurice's life became centered around working with dogs, for 20 years he trained and worked with search dogs within Mountain Rescue and conducted numerous searches and 'call outs'. In 1987 he attended the Lockerbie Air Disaster but as part of the National Organisation SARDA.

Maurice had a great understanding of working with dogs and used his skills to promote the well-being, understanding and acceptance by the general public.

In search of recognition, Maurice approached the NTIPDU for assistance, we visited his training facilities and conducted a full inspection, giving Maurice the guidance needed to become an NTIPDU centre, 1 month on and Maurice had everything in place to meet the uniformed standard of the NTIPDU. 

On Thursday 13th January 2005, Maurice received his Centre Accreditation, which was presented to him by Mike Welply Master of the Guild of Security Professionals. 

Rest In Peace our Gentle Friend