Brian Booth chairs the panel with Richard Crabtree, Raymond Williams, Dr Jami Blythe, Jim Simon, and Andy Cox. Discussion points will include, increasing workloads for Roads Policing and Family Liaison Officers and the role of charities and law firms, best practice to support victims and families following road crashes, and the benefits of restorative justice.

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Tim Rogers will introduce the session with Roger Gardner, Jo Boxall-Hunt and Mark Aldred discussing the improved legal protection that should have been afforded to police drivers through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. They will question whether forces’ failure to comply with the legal requirements on the licensing of their driving schools and trainers, chief officers’ deviation from learning standards, and Subject Matters Experts moving away from their areas of expertise are resulting in the act failing to deliver the legal protections the Federation campaigned for.

During this session we will have a short presentation from John Beckwith and Duncan Thurlwell from the FCIN followed by a Q&A.

Our electric vehicle session analyses the future of police vehicles. The session will begin with a deep dive into emerging vehicle technologies, the associated risks and hazards and what needs to be done before it can be implemented.

Police Scotland will also share their experiences during their deployment of a zero-emission fleet, covering the challenges, requirements and reasons for doing it.

A panel session led by Simon Hill of the Met Roads Policing team. Discussions will include the conflicting statistics on deaths on UK roads, building a road network that is safe for the public and developing a multi-agency national roads policing programme.