Our online seminar will bring together key stakeholders to address the current challenges, priorities, and developments facing detectives across policing.

Final speakers and agenda being finalised.

Detectives Awards will be launched during the seminar.

Speakers

Mel Warnes

Deputy National Secretary - Police Federation

Photo of Ben Hudson, PFEW National Detectives' Forum Chair

Ben Hudson

National Detectives' Forum Chair - Police Federation

Gary Shaw MBE

Professor of Professional Practice - University of Sunderland

10:00

Welcome

Mel Warnes
Ben Hudson

10:30

How to Construct and Deliver Effective Challenges Within the Context of an Investigative Interview with a Suspect

The session will focus on maximising the use of investigative material that has been gathered during the course of the investigation with particular emphasis on the style and structure that the interviewer should adopt when presenting this to the interviewee.

Gary Shaw MBE

11:15

Comfort Break

11:30

TBC

12:15

Lunch Break

13:00

Recruitment, Retention & Wellbeing of Investigators

13:30

Case Study - Investigation of the Year 2025

14:30

Virtual Seminar Close