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Chief Constable Gavin Stephens QPM, Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council

Morna Spence, Client Account Lead, Public Safety, Accenture

CC Rob Nixon, Leicestershire Police, NPCC Criminal Justice Portfolio

With prisons continually at or close to capacity and backlogs in Crown Court cases, change is needed to improve the timeliness and outcomes of cases for all stakeholders in the criminal justice system.  This is key to restoring public trust and confidence.

How can we improve current processes to deliver on these priorities?

The Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP
The Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention will give a keynote address on the importance of policing within the Criminal Justice System and the role of the Criminal Justice System as both pillar and enabler of the Safer Streets Mission.

Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Prosecution Service 

The DPP will reflect on what policing and the CPS have achieved together, and how we can continue working collaboratively to reduce delay and improve our service to victims.  

CC Rob Nixon, Leicestershire Police, NPCC Criminal Justice Portfolio
Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Prosecution Service

Chief Constable Scott Chilton, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, NPCC Lead for Investigations
Scott will be drawing upon the link between investigation quality and criminal justice outcomes including the importance of complying with criminal justice processes and deadlines.

C/Supt Jamie Daniels, Crime & Criminal Justice Delivery Lead, College of Policing 
Jamie will explore the key priorities, give an outline of the current position and will explore the future workstream.

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Deputy Chief Constable Ciaron Irvine, Durham Constabulary, NPCC Lead for Case Progression
Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor Huw Rogers 

The Prosecution Team is an integral component of CJS, ensuring good quality cases.  Yet, it is not widely understood with Police and CPS often seen as separate entities. This presentation will explore the team and introduce some of the more recent collaborative activity that seeks to improve overall standards.

Chief Constable Tim De Meyer, Surrey Police, NPCC Lead for Disclosure

The speech will look at the following topics:

1. Redaction: Pathfinder and technology update.
2. Independent Review of Disclosure & Fraud Offences: Recommendations update and potential impact for policing.
3. Third Party Material: NPCC Request Form Review and forthcoming Legislation and Code of Practice.
4. Looking ahead: Our focus for 2025.

Deputy Chief Constable Ciaron Irvine, Durham Constabulary, NPCC Lead for Case Progression
Huw Rogers, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor
Chief Constable Tim De Meyer, Surrey Police, NPCC Lead for Disclosure

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30 minutes sessions, repeated twice 

Session 1:

Domestic Abuse Joint Justice Plan lead by Liz Warner, Detective Chief Inspector, Implementation Lead, VAWG Taskforce, Women of West Mercia Network Chair
The DA JJP is a jointly written plan by policing and CPS, aiming to transform the investigation and prosecution of DA cases, whilst providing flexibility to respond to local needs and service provision. It promotes early joint working between CPS and policing so that we can better secure justice for victims and hold offenders to account.
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NPCC Charge Portfolio lead by Chief Constable Nick Dean KPM, Cambridgeshire Constabulary, NPCC Lead for the Charge Portfolio
The NPCC Charge Portfolio presentation will provide an overview of the rollout of the Stage 1 Charging model and discuss the Tranche 1-3 Evaluation along with the resulting recommendations. The presentation will also detail current performance and the charging pilots within the Domestic Abuse Joint Justice Plan.

Session 2:
Bail Legislative Change - There and Back Again lead by Deputy Chief Constable Jon Roy, Staffordshire Police, NPCC Lead for Bail
A journey through the legislative changes to bail in 2022 and what this has meant for victim, suspects, witnesses and forces. We will look at the enduring challenges that remain and what we still have left to do. Finally, we will explore how forces can assist with improvements.

NPCC Custody and the Movement of Prisoners lead by Chief Constable Ivan Balhatchet, Northamptonshire Police, NPCC Lead for Custody and Movement of Prisoners
As the new NPCC lead for Custody and Movement of Prisoners this will be an opportunity to explore ideas and priorities for police custody. This will include important recommendations from the Baird Inquiry. 

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30 minutes sessions, repeated twice 

Session 1:
Criminal Justice Units and the Local JOIM Structure lead by Deputy Chief Constable Ciaron Irvine, Durham Constabulary, NPCC Lead for Case Progression
Police case file performance is a key component of the success or otherwise of a criminal case at court.  The Joint operational Improvement Meeting is an essential place to address issues, focusing on problem solving.  In this session, we will update on the JOI review and next steps.
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Digital Case File Project - Progress Update lead by Tony Blaker QPM, Assistant Chief Officer, Chief of Staff DDaTCC, Cumbria Constabulary
The National DCF Project SRO and project lead will present an update on the progress made in the last year to deliver the DCF, with input from the CPS and South Wales and Gwent colleagues. The path to model implementation in January 2026 will be set out along with the road map for national roll-out. Included in the presentation will be the Niche RMS DCF capability as is currently being tested.

Session 2: 

Out of Court Resolutions - The Time is Now! lead by T/Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dr Alison Heydari, Programme Director: Police Race Action Plan, NPCC Lead for Out of Court Resolution
Dr Heydari will deliver the national position on Out of Court Resolution, where we are now and aspirations for the future to successfully transition to a new framework with new legislation, which is driven my the Ministry of Justice and will significantly impact on Our of Court Resolution delivery.

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Women in the Criminal Justice System lead by Nicky York, Staff Officer to ACO Cat Hemmings, National Police Chiefs' Council Women in the Criminal Justice System
Women in the Criminal Justice System is a NPCC Portfolio recognising the importance of understanding women’s lived experience to deliver an effective and preventative policing response. The focus is on early intervention when women come into contact with police, making the best use of available outcomes and disposal to reduce reoffending.

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Conference dinner in association with

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CC Rob Nixon, Leicestershire Police, NPCC Criminal Justice Portfolio

Chief Constable Gavin Stephens QPM, Chair of the NPCC

Assistant Chief Constasble Genna Telfer, Hertfordshire Constabulary, NPCC Lead for Victims and Witnesses
Baljit Ubhey, Director of Strategy and Policy, CPS  

We will demonstrate how the CPS and the NPCC are working together to co-ordinate and improve our communications with victims, with a particular focus on better information-sharing and high-quality delivery of our Victims’ Code provisions. 

Assistant Chief Constasble Genna Telfer, Hertfordshire Constabulary, NPCC Lead for Victims and Witnesses
Baljit Ubhey, Director of Strategy and Policy, CPS  

Daniel Flury, Director of Operations, HMCTS

The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Green, Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales

Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Gilmer, South Wales Police, NPCC Lead for Courts
ACC Gilmer will provide an update on the work the NPCC Courts Portfolio are doing in collaboration with criminal justice partners to identify good practice taking place at a local level which can be upscaled to have wider national impact.

The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Green, Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales
Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Gilmer, NPCC Lead for Courts

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DCC Steve Cooper, Nottinghamshire Police, NPCC Lead for Integrated Offender Management and Electronic Monitoring

A short presentation to explore the recent journey and approach to Integrated Offender Management (IOM), including the strategy refresh, ongoing training and partnership working. Followed by a brief exploration of Electronic Monitoring (EM), including opportunities, obligations and use in deterring and detecting acquisitive crime.

Danielle Stone, Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northants/APCC joint lead for Criminal Justice 
Reflections on how the new generation of Commissioners want to work in partnership to rebuild the criminal justice system in the interests of our communities. Questions raised will be What partners? What is meant by community? and What do we want as an outcome?

Danielle Stone, PCC for Northants/APCC joint lead for Criminal Justice 
CC Rob Nixon, Leicestershire Police, NPCC Criminal Justice Portfolio

CC Rob Nixon, Leicestershire Police, NPCC Criminal Justice Portfolio