Agenda

Please see the conference agenda below.

Please note that this is subject to change at any point.

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

Served in the Exhibition Area

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Housekeeping
 
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Opening Address

Andrea Shoetan, DPA President, DPA Pledge, National Overview

10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
A Chief Officers Journey from No Disability to Disability

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

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
PFEW Litigation Data and Highlighted Trends

Hayley Aley, National Equality Lead, Police Federation of England & Wales

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
An Introduction to Police Care UK

Dave Blundell, Engagement Officer, Police Care UK 

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Q&A Panel Session

With this morning's speakers, please submit your questions on Slido

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 - Donnington 1

Workplace (Reasonable) Adjustments

Ama Dixon, DEI Policy Manager, College of Policing

Breakout Session - Donnington 2

Strategic Disability Working Group

Detective Sergeant Mike Dearden, Vice President (Officers),Disabled Police Association

Breakout Session - Main Room

Making Disability a Policing Priority: Creating Strategy for Disabled Victims, Witnesses, Suspects, and Residents

Detective Inspector James Bird, West Midlands Police

Breakout Sessions 1

All delegates will attend all sessions, please see the number on your badge for your group number. Group 1 will start in the Main Room, Group 2 in Donnington 1 and Group 3 in Donnington 2.

1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
Transition to next Breakout Session
 
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM
Breakout Sessions 2
 
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM
Transition to next Breakout Session
 
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM
Breakout Sessions 3
 
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM
Refreshment Break

Served in the Exhibition Area

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

All delegates will attend all sessions, please see the number on your badge for your group number. Group 1 will start in the Main Room, Group 2 in Donnington 1 and Group 3 in Donnington 2.

Breakout Session - Donnington 1

Commitment to Achieving Disability Confident Leader Level 3 Status

Anjali Howard, Enable Chair, Kent Police / NPCC, DPA Deputy Secretary

Breakout Session - Donnington 2

Neurodiversity in Policing: Workstreams delivering Inclusive Change Neurodiversity Working Group

Assistant Chief Constable Matt Welsted, West Midlands Police, NPCC Lead for Neurodiversity

Breakout Session - Main Room

Accurately Measuring the Number of Disabled Staff

Saima Ashraf MBE, Senior Auditor, Merseyside Police, DPA Vice President (Staff)

3:10 PM - 3:15 PM
Transition to next Breakout Session
 
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
Breakout Session 5
 
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM
Transition to next Breakout Session
 
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Breakout Session 6
 
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
Transition back to Main Room
 
4:05 PM - 4:25 PM
Hampshire & IOW PCC Outlines Support Framework for DPA

Donna Jones, Police & Crime Commissioner, Hampshire & Isle of Wight

4:25 PM - 4:50 PM
Q&A Panel

With this afternoon's speakers, please submit your questions on Slido

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

Dress Code: Optional Black Tie or whatever you feel comfortable wearing for a night of celebration

7:45 PM - 8:30 PM
Disability Champions Awards

Approximate time for the awards ceremony

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 - 9:25 AM
Diversity, Disability and Fitness for Work

Professor John Harrison, National Police Chief Medical Officer England and Wales, College of Policing

9:25 AM - 9:45 AM
Chronic Fatigue and Me

Karl Lowe, DEI Inspector, Durham Constabulary

9:45 AM - 10:05 AM
Diversity by Design: a Policing Technology Ecosystem

Mike Riordan, Account Executive - UK, Axon Public Safety UK

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Never Stop Fighting - The Challenge of Being an Officer with Multiple Sclerosis

Alison Slingsby, Police Officcer, South Yorkshire Police

10:25 AM - 10:55 AM
Refreshments and Networking

Served in the Exhibition Area

10:55 AM - 11:30 AM
Breakout Session Room 1

DPA Survey Updates

Inspector Andrea Shoetan, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, DPA President
Kathie Buffery, Greater Manchester Police, DPA Secretary
Detective Inspector Anjali Howard, Enable Chair, Kent Police / NPCC, DPA Deputy Secretary
Jemma Tyson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Portsmouth

Breakout Session Room 2

Unity in Diversity - The Power of Adaptive Sports Recovery

Gary Callier, Founder, Police UK Disability Sport CIC

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM
Transition back to Main Room
 
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM
MindView: Enhancing Productivity and Inclusion in UK Policing

Matthew Jones, Workplace Assistive Technology Lead, MatchWare

11:55 AM - 12:15 PM
Neurodiversity and Achieving the Policing Standard

Caroline Turner, CEO, Creased Puddle Ltd

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Q&A Panel Session

With this morning's speakers, please submit your questions on Slido

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 and the MPS HIV Awareness Working Group

Police Constable Andy L Elliott, Metropolitan Police

1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
IBD, Stomas, and 'Why Not'

Inspector Ed Rowland, Cleveland Police

2:20 PM - 2:45 PM
Managing an IHR Safely and Responsibly

Carl Jones, Author and Speaker, Elevated Training Ltd

2:45 PM - 3:25 PM
Q&A Panel Session

With this afternoon's speakers, please submit your questions on Slido

3:25 PM - 3:30 PM
Closing Remarks