On 10-11 October, we held our Annual Conference 2023 virtually which was expertly facilitated by TalkTV presenter, Ian Collins.
Some of policing's top names came together to take part in two days’ worth of thought-provoking sessions aimed at members, Federation reps, practitioners, policy decision-makers, and key policing stakeholders.
Attendees were also able to engage and network with sponsors, including key policing partners and suppliers.
Details of our speakers and the agenda are outlined below.
Speakers
Michael Allen
Detective Chief Superintendent
Neil Ambrose
Field Team Manager, Metfriendly
Dave Bamber
Retired Police Sergeant
John Bassett
Barrister, President of the National Association of Legally Qualified Chairs
Kathryn Billing
Chief Fire Officer
Paul Brand
ITV Journalist
Ray Clare
Head of Leadership and Progression, College of Policing
Tim De Meyer
Chief Constable - Surrey Police
Mark Fairhurst
National Chair, Prison Officers Association
Gemma Fox
PFEW Deputy National Secretary
Leigh Godfrey
Post Incident Procedure Lead - PFEW
Belinda Goodwin
Parliamentary, Specials and Gender Lead - PFEW
Professor John Harrison
National Police Chief Medical Officer - National Police Wellbeing Service, College of Policing
Steve Hartshorn
PFEW National Chair
Sam Hawkins
Branch Secretary, Norfolk Police Federation
Lord John Hendy KC
Sue Honeywill
PFEW National Women's Group Chair
Ben Hudson
National Detectives' Forum Chair - PFEW
Phil Jones
PFEW Conduct and Performance Lead
Simon Kempton
National Treasurer - PFEW
Mukund Krishna
CEO - PFEW
Tiff Lynch
Acting National Chair - PFEW
Calum Macleod
PFEW National Secretary
Paul Matthews
Professional Development Lead and Deputy Secretary of National Detectives Forum - PFEW
Richie Murray
Deputy Health and Safety Lead, National Board member, Police Federation of England and Wales
Jo Noakes
Director of Leadership and Workforce Development, College of Policing
Andy Rhodes OBE QPM
Service Director - Oscar Kilo College of Policing
Rachel Roberts
Cognitive Behaviour Psychotherapist, Counselling and Trauma Team, South Wales Police Headquarters
Calum Steele
General Secretary of the International Council of Police Representative Associations
Steve Taylor
PFEW Operational Policing Lead
Nick Walter
Field Officer, Metfriendly
Paul Williams
Wellbeing Lead - PFEW
Kevin Wilson
Deputy National Treasurer
09:00
Welcome
Steve Hartshorn, National Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales
Steve Hartshorn
09:30
Secretary’s update
Calum Macleod, National Secretary, Police Federation of England and Wales
Calum Macleod
10:15
Leadership in policing
Paul Matthews, Professional Development Lead, National Board member, Police Federation of England and Wales
Ray Clare, Head of Leadership and Progression, College of Policing
Sponsored by College of Policing
Paul Matthews
Ray Clare
11:00
Response officer of the year award
11:05
Break
11:15
Misogyny - accept, change, trust
Sue Honeywill, Women in Policing Co-Lead, National Board member, Police Federation of England and Wales
Belinda Goodwin, Parliamentary Lead, National Board member, Police Federation
Kathryn Billing, National Fire Chief Council lead for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Paul Brand, ITV Journalist
Sue Honeywill
Belinda Goodwin
Kathryn Billing
Paul Brand
12:00
Future thinking of Mutual Aid
Steve Taylor, Operational Policing Lead, National Board member, Police Federation of England and Wales
Richie Murray, Deputy Health and Safety Lead, National Board member, Police Federation of England and Wales
Steve Taylor
Richie Murray
12:45
Lunch
13:15
Home Office review impact on independent panels
Phil Jones, Conduct and Performance Lead, National Board member, Police Federation of England and Wales
John Bassett, President of the National Association of Legally Qualified Chairs
Chief Supt. Michael Allen, Greater Manchester Police
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Phil Jones
John Bassett
Michael Allen
14:00
Retirement – transition into the unknown
Sam Hawkins, Branch Secretary, Norfolk Police Federation
Rachel Roberts, Cognitive Behaviour Psychotherapist, Counselling and Trauma Team, South Wales Police Headquarters
Dave Bamber, Retired Police Sergeant
Nick Walter, Field Officer, Metfriendly
Neil Ambrose, Field Team Manager, Metfriendly
Sponsored by Metfriendly
Sam Hawkins
Rachel Roberts
Dave Bamber
Nick Walter
Neil Ambrose
14:45
Break
15:00
Disclosure and redaction – championing change
Ben Hudson, Branch Secretary Suffolk Police Federation, Chair of the Police Federation National Detectives' Forum
Chief Constable Tim De Meyer
Ben Hudson
Tim De Meyer
15:45
Wrap up and close
Steve Hartshorn, National Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales
Steve Hartshorn
16:00
Close of day one
09:00
Welcome - Remembering our fallen officers
Steve Hartshorn, National Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales
Steve Hartshorn
09:15
CEO update
Mukund Krishna, Chief Executive Officer, Police Federation of England and Wales
Mukund Krishna
10:00
Industrial rights
Tiff Lynch, Deputy National Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales
Calum Macleod, National Secretary
Gemma Fox, Deputy National Secretary
Mark Fairhurst, National Chair, Prison Officers Association
Calum Steele, Former General Secretary, Scottish Police Federation
Tiff Lynch
Calum Macleod
Gemma Fox
Mark Fairhurst
Calum Steele
Lord John Hendy KC
10:45
Break
11:00
Workforce under pressure – a true picture of police wellbeing
Sue Honeywill, Wellbeing Co-Lead, Police Federation of England and Wales
Paul Williams, Wellbeing Co-Lead, Police Federation of England and Wales
Andy Rhodes, Wellbeing Lead, College of Policing
Professor John Harrison, Chief Medical Officer, College of Policing
Sponsored by College of Policing
Sue Honeywill
Paul Williams
Andy Rhodes OBE QPM
Professor John Harrison
12:00
Recognition awards
These Awards are Sponsored by Metfriendly, The Open University and Slater and Gordon.
12:45
Lunch
13:30
Keynote Address
Steve Hartshorn, National Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales
Home Office
Steve Hartshorn
15:00
Break
15:15
Treasurer's report
Simon Kempton, National Treasurer, Police Federation of England and Wales
Kev Wilson, Deputy National Treasurer, Police Federation of England and Wales
Simon Kempton
Kevin Wilson
15:45
Q&A panel session
Steve Hartshorn, PFEW National Chair
Tiff Lynch, PFEW National Deputy Chair
Calum Macleod, PFEW National Secretary
Simon Kempton, PFEW National Treasurer
Mukund Krishna, PFEW CEO
Steve Hartshorn
Tiff Lynch
Calum Macleod
Simon Kempton
Mukund Krishna
16:15
Wrap Up and close
Steve Hartshorn, National Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales
Steve Hartshorn
16:30
Close
FAQs
Our conference is free to attend for all police officers and stakeholders. Click here.
Commercial attendees are also welcome, a two day pass is £278.50 +VAT per person: please email events@polfed.org.
For more information on sponsorship, or visibility opportunities at the Annual Conference or any of our events, please contact Alison on 01372 352118 or email sponsorship@polfed.org.
For current sponsorship opportunities, click here.
If you would like to see any topics covered at the Annual Conference in the future, please click here.
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A special thanks to our sponsors
