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Police Federation of England and Wales

Annual Conference 2021

A conference with a difference

The annual national Police Federation conference has always been a fixture
of the policing year.
Slimmed down in the wake of the Normington review of the Federation,
it is now held over two days rather than the four and a half days that had
been the norm.
But in both 2019 and 2020 the conference was cancelled all together,
with the 2019 event being affected by the cyber-attack on Federation
systems and last year’s conference put off as the pandemic took hold.
So there was understandably a real desire to ensure this year’s
conference went ahead and the only option really was a virtual event.
Jon Nott, chair of West Midlands Police Federation, said: “The conference
brings together all the big names in policing and gives Federation
representatives an opportunity to take part in debates on current issues.
It is fair to say it was more difficult for delegates to fully engage in a virtual
event but nevertheless the content of conference was relevant, topical and
interesting.
“In this our conference special, we cover all the conference sessions but
you can also view all sessions yourself using the on-demand service. Simply
email events@polfed.org and you will be sent a link.”

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