Agenda

Monday, September 29, 2025
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration and Refreshments

Served in the Exhibition Area

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Housekeeping
 
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Welcome

Andrea Shoetan, DPA President, DPA Pledge, National Overview

10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
No Disability to Disability

Assistant Chief Officer Andrew Price, Derbyshire Constabulary, NPCC Lead for Disability

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Federation - Employment Tribunals
 
11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
Refreshment Break

Served in the Exhibition Area

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Suicide Rate in Policing - STEP Campaign

Spencer Wragg, Chair of Hampshire Police Federation

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Police Care

Dave Blundell, Engagement Officer, Police Care UK 

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Q&A Panel Session
 
12:30 PM - 1:25 PM
Lunch and Networking

Mains served in the Restaurant, Desserts served in the Exhibition Area. 

1:25 PM - 1:45 PM
Breakout Session Room 1

Improved Support of, and interactions with victims, witnesses, suspects and residents

James Bird 

Breakout Session Room 2

Workplace and reasonable adjustments 

Sonam Khosla 

Breakout Session Room 3

Reduce sickness levels, grievances and employment tribunals involving 

Mike Dearden 

1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
Transition into Breakout Rooms
 
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM
Breakout Sessions Repeated
 
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM
Transition into Breakout Rooms
 
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM
Breakout Sessions Repeated
 
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM
Refreshment Break

Served in the Exhibition Area

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
Breakout Session Room 4

Accurately measure numbers of disabled staff by asking appropriate questions having regard to the definition of disability under the Equality Act. 

Saima Ashraf MBE

Breakout Session Room 5

Commit to achieving Disability Confident Leader Level 3 status

Anjali Howard

Breakout Session Room 6

NPCC Neurodiversity Working Group 

 

3:10 PM - 3:15 PM
Transition into Breakout Rooms
 
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
Breakout Sessions Repeated
 
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM
Transition into Breakout Rooms
 
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Breakout Sessions Repeated
 
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
Transition back to Main Room
 
4:05 PM - 4:25 PM
PCC Donna Jones
 
4:25 PM - 4:50 PM
Q&A Panel
 
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM
Close of Day 1
 
6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Pre-dinner Drinks Reception
 
7:15 PM - 11:00 PM
Conference Dinner and Awards
 
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Refreshments

Served in the Exhibition Area

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome to Day 2
 
9:05 AM - 9:35 AM
Dr John Harrison, Chief Medical Officer
 
9:35 AM - 9:50 AM
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Durham

Karl Lowe 

9:50 AM - 10:05 AM
Axon
 
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM
Digestive Disorders, living and working with a stoma

Ed Rowland, DPA Committee

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Refreshments and Networking

Served in the Exhibition Area

10:55 AM - 11:40 AM
Breakout Session Room 1

DPA Survey Updates 

Breakout Session Room 2

Disability Sport UK 

11:40 AM - 11:45 AM
Transition back to Main Room
 
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM
Matchware
 
12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
Check back for session updates
 
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch and Networking

Mains served in the Restaurant, Desserts served in the Exhibition Area. 

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
HIV diagnosis as a police officer

Andy Elliot 

1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
Diagnosis of MS within the Police

 Alison Slingsby

2:20 PM - 2:45 PM
PTSD, Ill Health Retirement

Carl Jones

2:45 PM - 3:25 PM
Q&A Panel
 
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM
Closing Remarks