AGENDA

9:30 AM - 11:00 AMRegistrations, Refreshments and Networking 
11:00 AM - 11:05 AMWelcome and Housekeeping

Chief Constable Debbie Tedds, Warwickshire Police, NPCC Lead for the Vetting Portfolio

11:05 AM - 11:15 AMOpening Address

Chief Constable Craig Guildford QPM, Nottinghamshire Police, NPCC Lead for Professional Standards and Ethics

11:15 AM - 11:30 AMKey Note Address 
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMUpdate from the Home Office

Michael Cordy, Head of the Police Integrity Unit, Home Office

Reflections on the Professional Standards landscape and priorities for the next 12 months for the Home Office.

12:00 PM - 12:30 PMBuilding Trust and Confidence in Policing

Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth, NPCC Lead for Violence Against Women and Girls

Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth will be discussing the loss of confidence of women and girls both within policing and the wider public in the context of recent misconduct findings. She will be sharing the findings of the review into police perpetrated VAWG and the steps policing must take to rebuild trust and confidence.

12:30 PM - 1:00 PMFit to Serve: An HMICFRS Inspection into Vetting, Standards and Misogyny in the Police Service

HMI Matt Parr, HMICFRS

His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, Matt Parr, will present the high-level findings from his report into vetting, misconduct and misogyny in the police service. This followed the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer. Matt will outline the challenges facing senior leaders.

1:00 PM - 2:15 PMLunch and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

2:15 PM - 2:40 PMThe ATA and Customer Sucesses

Derek Witherington, Managing Director, CITSL

An overview of the ATA. A look into our existing customer successes and case studies.

2:40 PM - 3:10 PMVetting Portfolio Update

Chief Constable Debbie Tedds, Warwickshire Police, NPCC Lead for the Vetting Portfolio

Reflecting upon recent, HMICFRS thematic review into vetting, misconduct and misogyny in the police service; this session will discuss in more detail the findings in relation to police vetting, and how forces must respond in order to deliver an effective vetting line of defence; getting it right first time.

3:10 PM - 3:50 PMBreakout Sessions

1.1 Grand Ballroom - Operation Pepsi - Covert Investigation - Detective Chief Inspector Jim Horsfield, Counter Corruption Unit, South Yorkshire Police; Detective Constable Nicola Milner, Counter Corruption Unit, South Yorkshire Police; Detective Constable Alexandra Furniss, Counter Corruption Unit, South Yorkshire Police

2.1 Harewood Suite - Predict to Prevent - Paul Tomlinson, Anti-Corruption Unit, Sussex Police

3.1 Charlecote Suite - Reflective Practice and the Complaints System - Andrew Cunningham, Oversight Manager, Independent Office for Police Conduct

4.1 Packwood Suite - Improving the Response to Police Perpetrated Domestic Abuse: Taking Forward the Findings of the Super-Complaint Investigation - Jennifer Brown, Deputy Lead, Super-Complaints, College of Policing and Rachel Dwek, Policy and Engagement Officer, Independent Office for Police Conduct

5.1 Blenheim Suite - Managing Welfare Support - Chief Inspector Jayne Forrest, Lead for Wellbeing, South Yorkshire Police

3:50 PM - 4:10 PMRefreshments and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

4:10 PM - 4:50 PMBreakout Sessions Repeated

*Please note Breakout 1.1 will change for the second session to:

1.2 Grand Ballroom - Operation Pepsi - Accelerated Hearing - Detective Superintendent Delphine Waring, Head of Professional Standards Department, South Yorkshire Police; Detective Constable Nicola Milner, Counter Corruption Unit, South Yorkshire Police; Detective Constable Alexandra Furniss, Counter Corruption Unit, South Yorkshire Police

4:50 PM - 4:55 PMTransition Back to the Grand Ballroom 
4:55 PM - 5:25 PMPsychometric Testing in Vetting – an introduction

Dr Fay Sweeting, Lecturer in Psychology and Researcher into Police Abuse of Position, Bournemouth University

Superintendent Ross Campbell, Head of Vetting, Warwickshire Police, NPCC Staff Officer for Police Vetting

Is there a case for psychometric testing as a strategy to screen our officers who are at risk of abusing their positions for a sexual purpose? Findings from US and UK based research suggest that there may be certain elements of personality which are linked to a greater likelihood of corrupt behaviour.

5:25 PM - 5:40 PMPanel Q&A Session 
7:00 PM - 7:30 PMNetworking Drinks Reception

Served in the Anteroom

In association with EX1 Digital Forensic Services

7:30 PM - 11:00 PMConference Dinner

Served in the Grand Ballroom

8:30 AM - 9:00 AMRegistrations, Refreshments and Networking 
9:00 AM - 9:05 AMWelcome and Housekeeping

Chief Constable Lauren Poultney, South Yorkshire Police, NPCC Lead for Counter Corruption

9:05 AM - 9:35 AMOur Police Service Commitment to Ethics

Deputy Chief Constable Sam de Reya, Dorset Police, NPCC Lead for Ethics

This presentation will deliver:

  • The ongoing importance of nurturing an ethical culture in policing
  • The current and future operating environment
  • Opportunities - what delivered so far (networks/learning) and what next (new code)
  • Role of NPCC New Lead on Ethics and Ask for forces
  • High performance - Doing the right thing - how do we know we are successful
9:35 AM - 10:05 AMCode of Ethics

Marcus Griffiths, Policing Standards Manager, Ethics, Integrity and Professional Standards College of Policing

Richard Bennett, Delivery Lead, Code of Ethics Review, College of Policing

The current Code of Ethics was introduced to policing in July 2014. This presentation will provide the context of the current review of the Code of Ethics, the development process, what the revised Code of Ethics framework will look like and the issues that it addresses. The current delivery timescales will be provided and information on how delegates will be able to support the review.

10:05 AM - 10:35 AMConduct and Culture in the Royal Navy - Reflections on Developing a National Ethics' Programme

Colonel Tony De Reya RM, Head of Conduct and Culture Cell, Royal Navy

The Royal Navy's journey in establishing a Conduct and Culture function to cohere an ethics' programme across over 30,000 people, deployed globally on ships, submarines, in Commando units and aviation commands. The organisation is subject to many of the operational and organisational pressures, and ethical challenges, share with UK Policing.

10:35 AM - 11:00 AMRefreshments and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

11:00 AM - 11:30 AMCounter Corruption - The Confidence Challenge

Chief Constable Lauren Poultney, South Yorkshire Police, NPCC Lead for Counter Corruption

CC Poultney will provide an update around the developments and current initiatives in the STUDIOS group and will also cover the recommendations relevant to Counter Corruption from the vetting, misconduct and misogyny report. There will then be an introduction to the NCALT Sexual Harassment package which is to be launched imminently. This input will be given by DCI Donna Clutterbuck of South Wales Police who is seconded to the College of Policing as PSD/Misconduct delivery lead - VAWG.

11:30 AM - 12:00 PMNPCC Complaints and Misconduct Portfolio Update

Chief Constable Craig Guildford QPM, Nottinghamshire Police, NPCC Lead for Professional Standards and Ethics

Chief Constable Craig Guildford will provide an update on key areas of focus for both the NPCC Complaints and Misconduct Portfolio and all Professional Standards Directorates across England and Wales in addition to the current areas of scrutiny for police professional standards.

12:00 PM - 12:30 PMIOPC - Our Journey

Michael Lockwood, Director General, Independent Office for Police Conduct

Michael will share his reflections having been Director General of the IOPC for just over four years. He will tell you a bit about the organisation, the journey they’ve been on, what they hope to achieve in the coming years and how they want to work with you and other leaders of policing, to achieve the shared objective of improving public confidence.

12:30 PM - 1:00 PMHelping Tackle 'Officer Involved Domestic Abuse'

Bridie Anderson, Associate, SafeLives

Debbie Ashthorpe QPM, Associate, SafeLives

1:00 PM - 1:15 PMPanel Q&A Session 
1:15 PM - 1:25 PMConference Close

Chief Constable Craig Guildford QPM, Nottinghamshire Police, NPCC Lead for Complaints and Misconduct

1:25 PM - 1:30 PMLunch to Takeaway 

*Please note, the agenda is subject to change at anytime