Why we have organized this session and who is attending
The reception aims to bring together techUK members with leading blue light and justice sector stakeholders to come together to discussthe digital transformation of public safety and justice.
This year, we will see just over 150 individuals coming together with confirmed attendees including Public Sector senior representatives such as; The Home Office, Crown Prosecution Service, Police Digital Service, Ministry of Justice, City of London Police, Metropolitan Police, VAWG Taskforce, National Fire Chiefs’ Council, College of Policing, National Police Chiefs’ Council, Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Policing’s Chief Scientific Advisors Office .
The focus of the JES Programme
Working Groups and Committees
Justice and Emergency Services Management Committee
The Justice and Emergency Services (JES) Programme has over 300 members, who are represented by the JES Management Committee (JESMC), strategically leading the Programme to reflect the industry’s priorities. The JESMC is a collaboration of 28 elected members, and is lead by Charlotte Hails, Virgin Media O2 Business (Chair), Allan Fairley, AWFA (Co Vice-Chair) and Dan Boyd, Mastek (Co Vice-Chair).
VAWG and RASSO Tech Working Group
The group is member-led and brings together techUK members, police, policymakers, academics and technical specialists to problem solve, voice their ideas, experiences and expertise about technology role in tackling Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO)
RASSO Tech Working Group
This working group will, in-part, serve the RASSO Technology Partnership (RTP) Board, chaired by Chief Constable Sarah Crew, which is charged with a mission to improve capability in RASSO investigations. This working group will help to innovate, challenge and inform the strategic needs and requirements whilst also linking to the wider digital strategy across digital stakeholders.
Digital Justice Working Group
The Digital Justice Working Group is a member-led group launched in 2020/2021 as a sounding board and central point of contact for public and private sector to understand challenges, risks and opportunities in driving digital transformation across the Criminal Justice System. The group is led by Anthony Darch, Methods (Chair).
Interoperability for Policing Working Group
The Interoperability for Policing Working Group is an industry led initiative, formed in 2018 by techUK, for industry and policing stakeholders to come together to accelerate interoperability of police IT systems. The group is led by Clare Elford, Clue Software (Chair), Robert Leach, R Leach Consulting (Co Vice-Chair), and Steve Norris, Salesforce (Co Vice-Chair).
Providing the opportunity for members to partner and network
Providing a series of topical events with key partners
Our most recent event was an exciting opportunity for the programme as we partnered with our tech and innovation programme to deliver a virtual event with INTERPOL, the National Police Chiefs’ Council and Global Counsel for a panel event discussing Policing the Metaverse.