Police force diversity is improving in the UK, but there is still a long way to go. The Policing Vision highlights the policing ambition that by 2025, the police service will be a profession with a workforce that is more representative of the communities that it serves. The service the police provides to its community is reliant on the quality of its people. With the change in crime landscape, digital transformation and new and emerging crime types we need police forces to be equipped with the skills and capabilities to effectively adapt and respond to these changes and challenges.
techUK’s Justice & Emergency Services and Skills, Talent & Diversity Programmes are working together to deliver a workshop exploring diversity in policing which will provide opportunities for the tech industry and policing partners to come together, share best practice, challenges and use cases and subsequently discuss and showcase how technology can assist in building the workforce of the future.
Questions the panel will consider:
- With an uplift of 20,000 police officers, is this being used as an opportunity to recruit individuals from diverse backgrounds? What does this look like? How has this been progressed?
- How are forces sharing information and best practice between each other?
- Training and skills include educating and empowering the next generation of police officers. What does this look like?
- What technology exists to support frontline policing on diversity?
- Public and private sector responsibilities and commitments. What can we share?
Confirmed Speakers:
| Parm Sandhu | Lead Investigator, Super Complaints Team at Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), Former Chief Superintendent, Metropolitan Police |
| Polly Harrar (Moderator) | Founder, The Sharan Project & Joint Chair of the MPS London Harmful Practices Working Group and National Delivery Lead for the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant (EDAC) |
| Rod Jarman, QPM OStJ | Director, London Policing College |
| Paul Odle | Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales' Black Asian Minority Ethnic and BAME Belief Group |
| Natalie Coaten |
Client Executive, Home Office & Police, IBM. Vice-Chair, techUK's Justice & Emergency Services Management Committee |
| Mindy Mahil | Police Staff Investigation Officer, West Midlands Police. Retired Police Officer. Nationally recognised expert in forced marriage, HBA/HBV |
Georgie Morgan
Georgie Morgan
Georgie joined techUK as the Justice and Emergency Services (JES) Programme Manager in March 2020, then becoming Head of Programme in January 2022.
Georgie leads techUK's engagement and activity across our blue light and criminal justice services, engaging with industry and stakeholders to unlock innovation, problem solve, future gaze and highlight the vital role technology plays in the delivery of critical public safety and justice services. The JES programme represents suppliers by creating a voice for those who are selling or looking to break into and navigate the blue light and criminal justice markets.
Prior to joining techUK, Georgie spent 4 and a half years managing a Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) in Westminster. She worked closely with the Metropolitan Police and London borough councils to prevent and reduce the impact of crime on the business community. Her work ranged from the impact of low-level street crime and anti-social behaviour on the borough, to critical incidents and violent crime.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgie-henley/
Nimmi Patel
Nimmi Patel
Nimmi Patel is the Head of Skills, Talent and Diversity at techUK.
She works on all things skills, education, and future of work policy, focusing on upskilling and retraining. Nimmi is also an Advisory Board member of Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (digit). The Centre research aims to increase understanding of how digital technologies are changing work and the implications for employers, workers, job seekers and governments.
Prior to joining the team, she worked for the UK Labour Party and New Zealand Labour Party, and holds an MA in Strategic Communications at King’s College London and BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Manchester.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07805744520
- Twitter:
- @nimmiptl
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimmi-patel1/
Jake Wall
Jake Wall
Jake has been the Policy Manager for Skills and Future of Work since May 2022, supporting techUK's work to empower the UK to skill, attract and retain the brightest global talent, and prepare for the digital transformations of the future workplace.
Previously, Jake was the Programme Assistant for Policy. He joined techUK in March 2019 and has also worked across the EU Exit, International Trade, and Cloud, Data Analytics and AI programmes.
He also holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Sussex, as well as a BA(Hons) in International Politics from Aberystwyth University. During his time at Aberystwyth University, he won the International Politics Dissertation Prize.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @jww_tech,@jww_tech
- Website:
- www.techuk.org,https://www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwwuk,https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwwuk
