POLICE GOVERNANCE SUMMIT 2018:
Preparing for the Challenges Ahead

Date: Wednesday, 6th to Thursday, 7th June
Location: De Vere Staverton Park Hotel, Daventry
Description: The Police Governance Summit 2018 focuses on key challenges in governance and accountability, identified by CoPaCC and our expert advisors including leading police governance professionals and academics. The Summit includes sessions run and informed by leading national authorities and subject matter experts providing a unique opportunity for insight and discussion.

Who should attend?: The event is of primary interest to PCCs, OPCC staff and PCP members but would be hugely beneficial to any stakeholders with an interest in police governance.
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Who is speaking at the Summit?: There are 33 confirmed speakers and contributors over the 2 days including those from key organisations such as the IOPC, APCC, NCA, Police Federation as well as experts from prominent academic institutions, consultancies and law firms. The speakers and contributors also include PCCs and OPCC Chief Executives providing the benefit of their experiences. We are also pleased to announce that Lord Wasserman and Sir Hugh Orde will be contributing to the the sessions on day 2 covering accountability and the future of police governance.
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The programme: A comprehensive agenda starts on day one with sessions on “Sensitive service areas and the Strategic Policing Requirement”, “Strategic governance: using committees and the governance framework effectively”, OPCC leadership, managing the relationship with PCPs and “Practical collaboration and merger”. The morning of the second day has the theme of “Holding to account” including “What works?”, chief constable disciplinary and the impact of police conduct on governance. The Summit finishes with sessions on police ICT and “The future of police governance”.
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Booking delegates for the Summit: Places are booked via our conference partner CJS Events. The best value booking option includes attendance to both days of the Summit plus dinner and one nights accommodation. Flexible booking options are available including 2 day and 1 day only passes.
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Main sponsor: Grant Thornton LLC

Grant Thornton’s Head of Police and Deputy Head of Police, Paul Grady and Iain Murray and their team, work with many forces across the country, and are used to dealing with senior relationships within the police sector, and the competing and sometimes conflicting objectives in respect of forces and those holding them to account. Importantly, our understanding means we are able to support you in navigating these relationships, and ensure we support you in delivering a transformation which works for the police and for your organisation, as well as your stakeholders.

To find out more visit our website or contact:
Paul Grady, Head of Police
T: 020 7728 3196   
E: [email protected]

 

Speakers and Contributors 

Speakers and contributors now confirmed include:

• 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)
• 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
• Dr Roy Bailey, University of Portsmouth

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

1110: 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

1200: Police governance: Personal perspectives. Confirmed contributors include: 

• 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
• Martyn Underhill, Dorset PCC
• Simon Bullock, Chief Executive, Dorset OPCC
• Dr Roy Bailey, University of Portsmouth

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
• 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

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

POLICE GOVERNANCE SUMMIT 2018
Preparing for the Challenges Ahead

Wednesday, 6th to Thursday, 7th June at the De Vere Staverton Park Hotel, Daventry
Booking now open – NEW conference only and single day booking options now available

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