Police Governance Summit 2018 – Wednesday 6th to Thursday 7th June. BOOKING NOW OPEN

Police governance has developed very considerably since PCCs were first elected six years ago – and not just as a result of the recent opportunity for PCCs also to take on fire governance. Increasingly, OPCCs undertake a considerable (and growing) range of policy-related work, plus are expected to deliver much speedier and more effective support and decision-making than their Police Authority secretariat forerunners.

CoPaCC (Policing Insight’s parent organisation) was established at the time of the first PCC elections in 2012 to monitor Police and Crime Commissioners’ work, and is now widely acknowledged as providing considerable national insight into police governance. With the support and guidance of leading police governance professionals, academics and other interested parties, CoPaCC is now organising this first annual “Police Governance Summit”, to take place on Wednesday, 6th to Thursday, 7th June. 
 
This first “Police Governance Summit” will focus on areas that CoPaCC and our expert advisers have identified as key current challenges. The Summit will include sessions run and informed by leading national authorities and subject matter experts.

Police Governance Summit 2018 – Provisional Agenda 

Day One (Wednesday, 6th June)
 
Session One: Holding the Chief Constable to account: Disciplinary considerations
Session Two: [Breakout Sessions] a) OPCC Communications – what works?; b) OPCC Recruitment and Development: A career path for staff?; c) Recognising OPCC Performance; d) Transparency and the Statutory Information Order
Session Three: Sensitive service areas and the Strategic Policing Requirement
Session Four: Maximising the PCC – Police and Crime Panel relationship
 
Day Two (Thursday, 7th June)

Session Five: Effective use of committees: Should the Joint Audit Committee just be about compliance?
Session Six: Police Governance Budgets: Can greater OPCC collaboration help make the most out of tight budgets?
Session Seven: [Breakout Sessions] a) OPCC Communications – what works?; b) OPCC Recruitment and Development: A career path for staff?; c) Recognising OPCC Performance; d) Transparency and the Statutory Information Order
Session Eight:  Performance Management and the Force Management Statements

The Summit will be of particular interest and relevance to:

• OPCC Chief Executives, Chiefs of Staff and Treasurers 
• Other OPCC members of staff actively engaged in decision-making
• Police and Crime Panel Chairs, Members and their Support Staff
• Police and Crime Commissioners

Others that will find the Summit of benefit include:

• Those with police governance responsibilities working within either the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, or the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• Police Authority Members (such as for Police Scotland or the British Transport Police Authority)
• Police Authorities’ Support Staff
• Police officers and staff with responsibility for aspects of policing governance within their forces
• National and local government officials with responsibility for police governance policy development
• Those within HMICFRS, the National Crime Agency or other agencies whose work is relevant
• Potential candidates for the May 2020 PCC elections, wishing to familiarise themselves with the work of OPCCs at an early opportunity
• Those in academia with a particular interest in police governance 
• Voluntary and third sector organisation staff wishing to improve their understanding of the work of their local OPCC
• Police suppliers also wishing to improve their understanding of the work of OPCCs

We are working to obtain CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Certification for this event.