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ACPO-APA 2007 - summer conference and exhibition dedicated comms and IT zone
The ACPO-APA Summer Conference & International Policing Exhibition will be held at the Midland Hotel Manchester and the G-Mex Manchester from 19 - 21 June 2007
Visitors to the International Policing Exhibition at G-Mex from 20-21 June will be able to attend a full free seminar programme within the exhibition hall. The programme will include presentations by leading policing organisations and case studies by exhibitors working on projects with police forces and authorities. Themes will include: command and control, community cohesion, forensics, operational delivery and homeland security.
The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA), recently formed as a result of the merger of the National Centre for Policing Excellence (Centrex) and the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) will outline their programme of change that will aim to help police forces and law enforcement agencies to evolve and keep a step ahead of criminals while providing a better policing service to members of the public.
NICE – using real operational scenarios from the FCC (Force Control Room), CID (Criminal Investigations Department), and CHD (Criminal Justice Department), NICE will show how unified multimedia management enhances, improves and speeds up end to end operational policing.
PNLD - will show forces how to use PNLD to their best advantage, including showcasing the new Police National Statistics Database and the National Vacancies recruitment service.
Symantec - will discuss why effective IT risk management demands a disciplined, structured program to develop awareness, qualify costs and impacts, and design and implement a solution that adapts to police force requirements and provides compliance with the Management of Police Information (MoPI) standards and statutory obligations for information management.
UNISYS – will outline how Crown’s Open Options Workforce Management System provides workforce planners with the most advanced software tools to plan the efficiency of the workforce by taking into account all known facts about both the requirements and the people who can fulfil each role, by eliminating wasted time and ensuring that all roles are covered by suitably skilled officers and staff.
Free to attend exhibition
The International Policing Exhibition is free-to-attend for all ranks of the police service and all individuals working alongside the police forces, police authorities, central and local government, law enforcement agencies and criminal justice system. Policing and law enforcement organisations will exhibit alongside the leading suppliers to the policing and security sector who will showcase the latest equipment, technology and services that are currently available or in development for the policing and security sector. A dedicated IT & Communications Zone will concentrate on specialised applications including crime recording systems, criminal intelligence analysis, data acquisition, logging and processing systems, data protection and recovery, geographical information systems, IT security, mobile communications, mobile data equipment and telecommunications.
The exhibition will also feature a Security Zone and Special Operations Zone highlighting companies specialising in forensics.
The ACPO Procurement Group and Excellence in the Police Service (PEPS) will again host the Q & A Panel Session on procurement for suppliers to the police services at the show. This session is exclusively open to exhibitors at the exhibition and an excellent opportunity for suppliers to ask for feedback on the best way to tender for a contract or simply how to improve relations with procurement personnel.
The ACPO-APA 2007 conference
The annual summer conference for the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Association of Police Authorities is a closed session for invited delegates and will take place alongside the International Policing Exhibition. Four hundred delegates of the most senior police representatives will attend the full 3-day programme from 19-21 June, which will include addresses from the Home Secretary Dr John Reid MP, the Police Minister Tony McNulty MP, ACPO President Ken Jones and APA Chairman Bob Jones.
Themes for the conference, which are subject to change, include: The new local paradigm; The Global Threat: no borders, new rules; Future relationships: a reality check; Performance: a step change; A workforce for the 21st century; Meeting the financial challenge; Protecting the public and the vulnerable; Criminal justice: our part in the system
These themes will also be incorporated within the exhibition hall as exhibitors plan to showcase products and services that complement the topics under discussion at the conference.
”This is the primary event for all policing professionals and aims to provide the latest information on cutting-edge technology and key policy developments that will meet the opportunities and challenges of 21st Century policing” commented ACPO President Ken Jones.
UKAS Case Studies
Forensic Science Laboratories
UKAS has been assessing Forensic laboratories since the 1980’s, having developed guidance in the assessment of forensic labs to ISO17025 (and previously to M10).
UKAS accreditation provides authoritative assurance of the technical competence of a laboratory to undertake specified analysis ensuring the competency of staff, the validation of methods, the appropriateness of equipment and facilities, and the ongoing assurance through internal quality control.
Many forensic laboratories are now accredited, from large multi-site organisations to smaller specialist laboratories.
The National DNA Database
The DNA database was formed in 1995 and now contains over 3 million samples. These samples are taken from all arrested individuals, and their profiles are maintained on the database to compare with samples taken at all crime scenes.
The Home Office, as custodian of the database specify that a supplier to the database must meet the requirements of LAB 32, which stipulates that they must hold UKAS accreditation and meet custodian standards. The UKAS assessment also reviews the custodian requirements.
UKAS accreditation ensures the integrity of the profiles submitted to the DNA database which can be used for evidential data.
Security Systems
The ACPO Sector Scheme for security systems was developed to ensure that the value of security systems in terms of deterring criminality, providing reassurance and presenting opportunities for detection, is optimized while reducing the distraction caused by false alarms.
The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) and the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) regulate the installers of security systems. Both carry out inspection to the ACPO Sector Scheme.
In order to ensure competence and integrity, NSI and SSAIB are independently accredited by UKAS.
Fast facts
Event: APCO-APA 2007
Venue: GMex, Manchester
Dates: 19-21 June2007
For full conference programme and how to register visit: www.apco-apa.co.uk
