NWG Police and Justice Forum

Lin Sands (NWG Police & Justice Lead) will be facilitating the forums

The forum runs on a quarterly basis, is chaired independently of the NWG Network and provides a variety of speakers within the field of Police and Justice.

The focus of each session will be to consider current challenges, themes and trends in respect of Child Exploitation; they will enable members to discuss specific issues and challenges within a safe and neutral space whilst also providing a platform for local, regional, national and international networking opportunities.

We would ask that if you have one particular theme for the forum discussion, you email Lin (lin@nwgnetwork.org)

AGENDA

The aim of this quarter’s Police and Justice Forum is to provide an opportunity to hear about the innovative and creative practice that is happening in different parts of the UK, to safeguard children and communities from Exploitation.

The Forum welcomes 3 safeguarding practitioners who will tell us more about the impact of their work and why working together as community safeguarding partners is essential to building safer communities.

We welcome back our independent chair for the event, former Detective Chief Inspector Andy Grant from the Metropolitan Police. Andy was the Force lead for the Modern Slavery and Child Exploitation (MSCE) Teams within the Central Specialist Crime unit. As always, Andy brings a wealth of knowledge & experience of Public Protection to the Forum as well as creating a perfect environment to ask questions and discuss the issues raised by our speakers.

We are very excited to welcome three new guest speakers:

Detective Chief Inspector Sarah Bell (Safeguarding and Vulnerability), Chair of the CEDAM (Disruption)

Neil Tonge Housing Standards Manager (Housing Strategy, Regulation & Improvement) for Wigan Council.

Paul Fraser Neighbourhood Policing Team Inspector from the Wakefield Central

How do I join?

This event will take place on Microsoft Teams. The joining link will be sent to you 48 hours before the event and again 30 minutes before the start through Eventbrite email so please do check your inbox or spam/junk folder for the link.