Police Governance Summit 2018: New flexible booking options plus confirmed session timings

With policing governance under ever-increasing scrutiny, it is absolutely essential that those responsible for work in this area are equipped with the knowledge and tools to fulfil their role.

CoPaCC is hosting the first Police Governance Summit 2018 this June to support OPCCs, Police and Crime Panels and other relevant stakeholders in meeting the challenges that lie ahead. 

Police governance has developed considerably since PCCs were first elected six years ago.  In addition to the potential for PCCs to take on fire governance, OPCCs undertake a considerable and growing range of policy-related work.  OPCCs are expected to deliver much speedier and wider support than the former police authority secretariats.  The challenges keep coming, from policing service and performance, to strategic development and change.

With the support and guidance of leading police governance professionals, academics and other interested parties, CoPaCC (Policing Insight’s parent organisation) is now organising the first annual “Police Governance Summit”, to take place on Wednesday, 6th to Thursday, 7th June. 
 
The Police Governance Summit 2018 focuses on areas that CoPaCC and our expert advisors have identified as important current challenges. The Summit includes sessions run and informed by leading national authorities and subject matter experts.

Speakers and Contributors

Speakers and contributors now confirmed include:

• Sallie Blair, Comms Lead for Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire OPCCs
• Simon Bullock, Chief Executive, Dorset OPCC
• Kathie Cashell, Director of Strategy and Impact, Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
• Rachel Cook, Chief Executive, Humberside OPCC
• Dr Nina Cope, Director General, Capabilities, National Crime Agency
• Hardyal Dhindsa, Derbyshire PCC
• Tania Eagle OBE, Chief Executive, Inspiration Strategy Services
• Nathan East, Partner, Weightmans LLP
• Paul Grady, Head of Police, Grant Thornton UK LLP
• Susannah Hancock, Chief Executive, Association of Police and Crime Commissioners
• Jonathan Jardine, Chief Executive, West Midlands OPCC
• Arfon Jones, North Wales PCC
• Simon Kempton, Deputy Treasurer and National Board Member, Police Federation of England and Wales (Digital Policing and ICT Lead for PFEW)
• Cllr Alison Lowe, West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel Chair
• Stephen Mold, Northamptonshire PCC
• Cate Moore, Independent Chair of the Lincolnshire Police Ethics Panel
• Professor Kevin Morrell, Associate Dean, Professor of Strategy, Durham University Business School
• Iain Murray, Director, Grant Thornton UK LLP
• Andy Newsham, Director, PwC
• David Northfield, Senior Associate (Barrister), Fieldfisher
• Sir Hugh Orde, former President of the Association of Chief Police Officers
• Ann Reeder, Founder and Director, Frontline Consulting Associates
• Alan Reiss, Chief Executive, Durham OPCC
• Bernard Rix, CoPaCC Chief Executive and Policing Insight Publisher
• Stephen Roberts, Managing Director, Vigilant Research
• Professor Mike Rowe, Professor of Criminology, Northumbria University
• Martyn Underhill, Dorset PCC
• Hannah Walsh, Partner, Weightmans LLP
• Lord Gordon Wasserman, former Government Advisor on Policing and Criminal Justice
• Steve White, former Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales
• Roy Wilsher, Chair, National Fire Chiefs’ Council
• Richard Rhodes, former Cumbria PCC
• Mark Cooper, former Chief Executive, Bedfordshire OPCC

Police Governance Summit 2018 – Agenda 

Day One (Wednesday, 6th June)

0900: Registration opens

0930: Welcome

• Stephen Mold, Northamptonshire PCC
• Bernard Rix, CoPaCC Chief Executive and Policing Insight Publisher

0945: Sensitive service areas and the Strategic Policing Requirement. Confirmed contributors:

• Dr Nina Cope, Director General (Capabilities), National Crime Agency
• Jonathan Jardine, Chief Executive, West Midlands OPCC
• Andy Newsham, Director, PwC
• Arfon Jones, North Wales PCC

1045: Coffee

1115: Strategic governance: using committees and the governance framework effectively. Confirmed contributors include: 

• Paul Grady, Head of Police, Grant Thornton UK LLP
• Iain Murray, Director, Grant Thornton UK LLP
• Cate Moore, Chair, Lincolnshire Police Ethics Committee
• Professor Kevin Morrell, Associate Dean, Professor of Strategy, Durham University Business School

1230: Leadership of the OPCC: How important is attracting and retaining the right people in influencing success? Confirmed contributors include: 

• Rachel Cook, Chief Executive, Humberside OPCC

1300: Lunch

1400: Critical friends: Maximising the PCC – Police and Crime Panel relationship. Confirmed speakers include: 

• Ann Reeder, Director, Frontline Consulting Associates
• Cllr Alison Lowe, West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel Chair
• Simon Bullock, Chief Executive, Dorset OPCC

1530: Tea

1600: Practical collaboration and merger: Avoiding pitfalls, maintaining accountability and delivering results. Confirmed speakers include:

• Martyn Underhill, Dorset PCC
• Susannah Hancock, Chief Executive, Association of Police and Crime Commissioners
• Hannah Walsh, Partner, Weightmans LLP
• Nathan East, Partner, Weightmans LLP

1730: Close of Day One

1900: Dinner

Day Two (Thursday, 7th June)

0900: Holding to account (1): What works? Confirmed contributors include: 

• Tania Eagle OBE, former Chief Executive, APCC
• Alan Reiss, Chief Executive, Durham OPCC

1000: Holding to account (2): Managing Chief Constable disciplinary and related considerations. Confirmed contributors include:

• Sir Hugh Orde, former President of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)
• David Northfield, Senior Associate (Barrister), Fieldfisher

1030: Coffee

1100: Holding to account (3): “Learning lessons” from police officer conduct, implications for police governance. Confirmed contributors include: 

• Steve White, former Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales
• Kathie Cashell, Director of Strategy and Impact, Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)

1215: Improving Police ICT: Implications for police governance. Confirmed contributors include: 

• Simon Kempton, Deputy Treasurer and National Board Member, Police Federation of England and Wales (Digital Policing and ICT Lead for PFEW)

1230: Lunch

1330: The future of police governance. Confirmed contributors include: 

• Hardyal Dhindsa, Derbyshire PCC
• Lord Gordon Wasserman, former Government Advisor on Policing and Criminal Justice
• Sir Hugh Orde, former President of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)
• Roy Wilsher, Chair, National Fire Chiefs’ Council
• Professor Mike Rowe, Professor of Criminology, Northumbria University

1500: Closing remarks

1515: Close of Day Two

Breakout sessions including:

• Engaging Communities: what works in Police Governance Communications. Confirmed contributors include: 
  • Sallie Blair, Comms Lead for Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire OPCCs
• plus one further breakout session to be confirmed

Who should attend?

The Summit will be of particular interest and relevance to all those involved in policing governance:

• OPCC Chief Executives, Chiefs of Staff and Treasurers 
• OPCC managers and team leaders
• Other OPCC members of staff actively engaged in decision-making, or whose career development will benefit from their attendance
• Individuals with responsibility for policing governance in devolved administrations
• Police and Crime Panel Chairs, Members and their Support Staff
• Police and Crime Commissioners

Others that will find the Summit of benefit include:

• Police officers and staff working closely with policing governance bodies
• Police Authority Members and support staff
• National and local government officials with responsibility for police governance policy
• Officials from HMICFRS, the College of Policing, the National Crime Agency and other relevant agencies
• 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 organisations
• Police suppliers

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