Agenda

Please note the agenda is subject to change

May 19, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Registration, Refreshments & Networking

Served in the Exhibition Area

10:45 AM - 10:50 AM
Welcome & Housekeeping

Superintendent Ross Campbell, Staff Officer to the NPCC Vetting Portfolio Lead, Warwickshire Police 

10:50 AM - 12:15 PM
Police Vetting Reform - Building a Modern, Consistent and Effective System – The Case for Change

Chief Constable Alex Franklin-Smith, NPCC Lead for Vetting, Warwickshire Police 

Superintendent Ross Campbell, Staff Officer to the NPCC Vetting Portfolio Lead, Warwickshire Police 

Jon Mobbs, Consultant, Process Evolution

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Social Media and the Future of Large-Scale Vetting

Joseph Miller, Policing and Government Director, Fivecast

 

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Lightning Talks

Hear from our Event Supporters 

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & Networking

Served in the Exhibition Area

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Updates from the College of Policing

Marcus Griffiths, Policing Standards Manager, College of Policing

SJ Aston, Vetting Assurance Manager, College of Policing

2:30 PM - 3:10 PM
Think PND

Denise Robbins, NPCC PND Team, National PND Auditor and SME 

3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
HMICFRS Integrity Programme Update

Rhiannon Wright, Vetting Lead – Integrity Portfolio, HMICFRS

Donna Smith, Deputy Portfolio Director - Integrity Programme, HMICFRS

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
Refreshments and Networking

Served in the Exhibition Area

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
Making Consistent and Objective Decisions: Case Studies

Matt Rogers, Force Vetting Manager, Gloucestershire Police 

4:40 PM - 5:10 PM
MPS Vetting Transformation – Our Journey so Far

Hannah Jones, Director of Professionalism Transformation, Metropolitan Police Service

5:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Panel Q&A
 
5:30 PM
Day 1 Closing Address

Superintendent Ross Campbell, Staff Officer to the NPCC Vetting Portfolio Lead, Warwickshire Police 

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Drinks Reception

Served in the Ballroom Foyer

7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Symposium Dinner

Please inform us of any dietary requirements in advance of the symposium, we cannot guarantee any dietary requirements given to us onsite can be catered for: register@cjsevents.co.uk

May 20, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration, Refreshments & Networking

Served in Exhibition Area

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Day Two Welcome & Housekeeping
 
9:05 AM - 9:35 AM
Mitigating Risk in Merseyside Police Anti Corruption Investigations

D/Superintendent Steve Reardon, Head of Force Anti Corruption Unit and Vetting Department, Merseyside Police 

9:35 AM - 9:55 AM
Vetting Regulations and Beyond – The Role of the Home Office

Ranjit Patel, Police Vetting Policy Lead, Home Office

Poppy Bowes, Senior Policy Advisor for Police Vetting and IOPC Policy, Home Office

9:55 AM - 11:00 AM
Implementing The Police Vetting Regulations 2025

Superintendent Ross Campbell, Staff Officer to the NPCC Vetting Portfolio Lead, Warwickshire Police 

SJ Aston, Vetting Assurance Manager, College of Policing

Marcus Griffiths, Policing Standards Manager, College of Policing

Ranjit Patel, Police Vetting Policy Lead, Home Office

Poppy Bowes, Senior Policy Advisor for Police Vetting and IOPC Policy, Home Office

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Refreshments & Networking

Served in Exhibition Area

11:25 AM - 11:55 AM
Core-Vet and the Future of Vetting Case Management

Closed to Law Enforcement Only

Glenn Bewes, Managing Director, WPC Software

11:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Violence Against Women and Girls

Detective Chief Inspector Tracy Foster, Culture and Conduct Lead for VAWG and Op Soteria, College of Policing 

12:25 PM - 12:55 PM
Ethics, Vetting and the Power of Decision

Chief Inspector Rachel Noble, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary 

12:55 PM - 1:25 PM
Panel Q&A
 
1:25 PM - 1:30 PM
Closing Address

Takeaway lunch and refreshments available