Acpo Professional Standards Conference Programme
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Tuesday 26 June 2007
10:00 Registration and Refreshments
Scandinavian Ballroom Foyer
11:00 Introduction and Housekeeping
Facilitator: John Feavyour, Deputy Chief Constable, Cambridgeshire Constabulary
11:05 Opening Address
Paul West, Chief Constable, West Mercia Constabulary
11:20 Introduction to Interactive Equipment
Jonathan Crego Bsc. (Hons) Ph. D Critical Incident Debriefing and Operational Research
Hydra Operations, Metropolitan Police Service.
11:35 Taylor Report - The Beginning Not the End
William Taylor
12:05 Resolving Disputes Without Judicial Determination – An ACAS Perspective
Malcolm Boswell, Area Director, Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
12:35 Taylor: Challenges and Opportunities for the IPCC – The Next Three Years
Nick Hardwick, Chair, Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)
13:05 Improvement Not Punishment - Working Together to Change the Culture
Steve Smith, Regional Representative, Police Federation of England and Wales
13:30 Lunch
Served in the Phileas Fogg Restaurant
14:30 Summary of Morning Session and Questions to the Panel of Speakers
Facilitator: John Feavyour, Deputy Chief Constable, Cambridgeshire Constabulary
15:25 Refreshment Break
Scandinavian Ballroom Foyer
15:45 Fringe Groups 1-6
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16:55 Fringe Groups 7-12
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18:00 Close of Fringe Groups
19:30 Drinks Reception
Scandinavian Ballroom Foyer
20:00 Conference Dinner
Scandinavian Ballroom
After Dinner Speaker – William Taylor
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Wednesday 27 June 2007
09:00 Overview of Day One and Introduction to Day Two
Facilitator: John Feavyour, Deputy Chief Constable, Cambridgeshire Constabulary
09:05 Resolving Disputes Without Judicial Determination – A Judicial Perspective
Rt Hon Judge Goolam Meeran, President of the Employment Tribunals
10:00 Trust is Good – Control is Better. Supervision or the Lack of It
Jon Murphy, Deputy Chief Constable, Merseyside Police
10:25 Police Corruption in England & Wales - SOCA Assessment
Michael Layton, Deputy Director, Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)
11:00 Refreshment Break
11:20 Getting Rid of Corrupt Officers: The Law and Best Practice
John Beggs, Barrister
12:10 Interactive Exercise (Part One of Two)
Scenario based paper feed exercise to discuss complaints, corruption and supervisory issues
Trevor Kerry, Detective Superintendent, West Yorkshire Police
12:45 Lunch
Served in the Phileas Fogg Restaurant
13:45 Vetting or Plumbing? – Stopping Leakages
Bob Varey, Chief Superintendent, South Yorkshire Police
14:15 Interactive Exercise (Part Two of Two)
Scenario based paper feed exercise to discuss issues of taint and vetting
Tea and coffee available in foyer
14:45 Summary of Day Two and Questions to the Panel of Speakers
Facilitator: John Feavyour, Deputy Chief Constable, Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
Summary of day two and questions to the panel of speakers.
15:00 Closing Address
Paul West, Chief Constable, West Mercia Constabulary
15:15 Conference Close