Bedfordshire Violence and Exploitation Prevention Partnership Launch
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Bedfordshire Violence and Exploitation Prevention Partnership Launch

Join us for the launch of the Bedfordshire Violence and Exploitation Partnership, as we transform from VERU to VEPP.

By The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

Date and time

Location

The Forest Centre & Millennium Country Park

Station Road Marston Moretaine MK43 0PR United Kingdom

Agenda

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Arrivals & refreshments

12:45 PM - 1:00 PM

Welcome - Cara Gavin - Head of VEPP

Cara Gavin - Head of VEPP

Cara will provide an overview of the journey thus far as well as the partnership's future strategic direction.

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Home Office Update from Sara Featherstone

Sara Featherstone - Senior Policy Advisor

Sara will provide an update on the current landscape of the Violence Reduction Unit Programme, Serious Violence Duty and newly established Young Futures Unit.

1:20 PM - 1:40 PM

Dr Laura Knight - Youth Endowment Fund

Dr Laura Knight - Author and advisor

Laura will provide an input on the YEF Toolkit and recent publications into ‘what works’ within violence prevention.

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

Lucy Belcher - The Children's Society

Laura Belcher - London and East Area Manager

Lucy will give insight into how The Children’s Society are operating in Bedfordshire, including work VEPP & Probation Service funded Programme – Project Pathfinders as well as an overview of their #L...

2:00 PM - 2:10 PM

Break

2:10 PM - 3:40 PM

Workshop - Connect Futures

Zubada Limbada - Co-director - Connect Futures

A truly insightful workshop for professionals in understanding and tackling incel culture, the manosphere and online exploitation.

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing address - John Tizard - Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner

John Tizard - Bedfordshire PCC

John will provide key messages and closing remarks to end the afternoon.

4:00 PM

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About this event

  • Event lasts 4 hours

This informative and exciting event will provide our partners and services with information on the current Home Office direction for VRU's nationally as well as the serious violence duty strategy. We'll also discuss the decision to transition from VERU to the Violence and Exploitation Prevention Partnership - VEPP.

We'll be joined by several guest speakers, including reprentatives from the Home Office and Dr Laura Knight from the Youth Endowment Fund.

Please register your attendance via the link. We can't wait to see you there!

Organized by

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

For further information please contact pccevents@bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk

FreeJul 30 · 12:30 PM GMT+1