Policing Under Pressure is the theme for the Federation’s first virtual annual national conference.
Staffordshire Police Federation branch secretary Glyn Pattinson says the fact that the event is taking place online – on 9 and 10 June - presents an opportunity for more members to get involved.
Glyn said: “We’re living through unprecedented times and the last year has had a huge impact on policing. The conference gives us a chance to examine how the past year has impacted us and to share best practice for the future.
“And, while it’s a shame that we can’t come together, an online conference should allow more members to be able to join in.
“It’s a chance to engage with Government ministers, police chiefs and decision-makers, and I would encourage members to take that opportunity where possible.”
The conference will bring together practitioners, policy decision-makers and key policing stakeholders as well as guests from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), College of Policing (CoP), Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) to debate and examine the top issues in policing today.
Delegates will have the opportunity to ask questions, participate in polls, attend keynote speeches, and listen in to panel discussions in the online auditoriums and break-out rooms.
For the first time, the conference will also include a virtual exhibition; an online space where key policing partners will each have a virtual, interactive stand. Attendees can navigate the exhibitors using the floorplan and either drop by to speak to someone or arrange an online one-to-one meeting.
National Federation chair John Apter said: “The pandemic has affected everybody but certainly within policing it’s impact has been significant. The pressure on our colleagues has at times been intolerable and that’s why I think it’s really apt that the theme of the conference is Policing Under Pressure.”
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