NPCC National Out of Court Resolutions Event
9th October 2025
Banking Hall
14 Cornhill
London EC3V 3ND
Full details of all speakers at the event will be posted here in due course.
Thursday 9th October |
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| 08.00 | Registration, Refreshments and Exhibition Summit facilitated by Julie Etchingham |
| 09.00 | Introduction: The NPCC and APCC Chairs welcome attendees to the Summit and set out the key challenges and opportunities within positive policing for the future. |
| 09.45 | Plenary session: Crime over the next 10 years - impact on the public and policing. Crime is changing and increasingly moving online. Alongside significant global, environmental, technological and societal changes. Maintaining trust and confidence in policing is critical to its’ success and policing must be able to adapt rapidly to these changes. This session focuses on exploring changes in crime over the next decade and how policing can prepare for these challenges whilst increasing public trust and confidence. |
| 11.15 | Refreshment break, networking and exhibition |
| 11.45 | Keynote speaker |
| 12.30 | Plenary session: Think Tanks Think tanks present on key issues impacting policing and challenging current and future plans, including Workforce planning, Public trust and confidence and Financing policing. |
| 13.00 | Lunch, networking and exhibition Lunch sponsored by |
| 14.00 | Plenary session: Data, science, technology and law enforcement A review of the latest developments in data, science and technology and how these have affected criminality and law enforcement. The session will include case studies and a panel who will discuss the impact of these developments and how they can be used to improve efficiency and enhance public safety whilst balancing financial, ethical and legitimacy concerns. |
| 14.45 | Lightning talks from police forces and Police and Crime Commissioners on the innovative work happening in England and Wales to help prepare for the future. The talks will have a particular focus on workforce planning, prevention, sustainability and science and technology. |
| 15.15 | Refreshment break, networking and exhibition |
| 15.45 | Breakout groups - Panel discussions with key figures from policing, criminal justice, and the private sector Breakout one – Deepfakes, powered by AI Recent developments in generative AI have created the potential for new crimes, including AI generated fake images, audio and video. How can we support the legitimate and ethical use of AI in law enforcement whilst limiting its’ criminal abuse?Breakout two – Measurement of productivity and performance This session will provide an overview of the ongoing system-wide efforts to improve police performance and productivity. There will be a focus on the work the College has been doing with forces, OPCCs and partners to identify high-potential innovation and how forces can be supported to embed them on the ground. The session will also look at how we can measure productivity and performance, and track how hours saved through productivity gains can be redirected to high-impact activities. Sponsored by Breakout three – Financial resilience With budgets stretched across the policing and criminal justice sector, it is vital that there is financial resilience from a national to local level. Criminal Justice agencies will have to maximise partnership working and seek innovative approaches to these challenges, learning from other sectors to deliver service improvements. This session will consider these challenges and possible solutions.Sponsored by |
| 17.00 | In conversation with... Julie Etchingham speaks to knife crime victim turned campaigner, Faron Paul and Pooja and Nikita Kanda, the mother and sister of Ronan Kanda, a 16 year old schoolboy who was fatally stabbed in the summer of 2022 about what needs to be done to tackle the rise in knife deaths involving teenagers and young adults. |
| 17.30 | Wrap up & close of day 1 |
| 18.45 | Drinks reception - Pickwick Suite sponsored by |
| 19.45 | Dinner With Guest Speaker, Prof Sir Jonathan Van-Tam MBE sponsored by 
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Day 2: Wednesday 20th November |
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| 08.00 | Registration, Refreshments and Exhibition
Summit facilitated by Julie Etchingham |
| 09.00 | Keynote speaker |
| 9.40 | Lightning talks from forces and Police and Crime Commissioners from across the country, about the innovative work happening locally to help prepare for the future. The talks will have a particular focus on workforce planning, prevention, sustainability and science and technology. |
| 10.20 | Refreshment break, networking and exhibition |
| 10.50 | Breakout session one - Criminal justice: With prisons continually at or close to capacity and backlogs in Crown Court cases, change is needed to improve the timeliness and outcomes of cases for all stakeholders in the criminal justice system. This is key to restoring public trust and confidence. How can we improve current processes to deliver on these priorities?Breakout session two: – Global to local impact of geo-politics From protest, terrorism and cybercrime to drugs and serious organised crime, global events have an ever-increasing direct impact in the UK. This creates demand that can have a detrimental effect on local policing and communities. How can we focus on preparing for and addressing these issues while minimising the effect on local policing? Breakout session three - Prevention and partnerships The need for strong partnerships and collaborative working across and beyond the criminal justice sector is vital to prevent crime, reduce victimisation and make communities safer. How do we encourage public, private and third sector organisations to work together to tackle societal issues such as knife crime, ASB, VAWG and drugs, with appropriate accountability, responsibility and leadership?Sponsored by
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| 12.10 | Plenary session: Race and equality Rebuilding public trust and confidence is a key priority for UK policing and this panel will explore how we can embed anti-racism and anti-discrimination into policing values and culture – and that this is seen and felt by all communities that policing serves. |
| 12.40 | In conversation with… the YEF’s Youth Advisory Board Hearing from young people that advise the Youth Endowment Fund, who have £200mil to fund and evaluate ‘What Works’ to prevent serious violence over 10 years. Members of the Youth Advisory Board will speak on young people’s experiences of safety, trust and confidence in policing, and more. The session will explore how to engage and involve young people to create change. |
| 13.20 | Summary and close with the APCC and NPCC Chairs |
| 13.30 | Lunch, networking and exhibition Lunch sponsored by |
*Programme and speakers may be subject to change.
