📢 Join the Durham Police & Crime Commissioner & key note speakers on topics aimed at keeping you, your business and your colleagues safe.
📆Thursday 4th May 2023 at 09:15 – 12:15.
📍Glow Venue Hire, 2 Long Tens Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP.
Hosted by the Durham Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen, in partnership with National Business Crime Solutions and with support from a number of key-note speakers.
The Conference will be held on the 4th of May 2023 at Glow Venue, Long Tens Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP.
Safer Business is a key priority area for Joy Allen, Durham Police and Crime Commissioner. This conference will be a great opportunity to come and hear from a range of keynote speakers on a number of topics aimed at keeping you, your business, and your colleagues safe from crime, abuse and other emerging threats.
The event will also allow for you to discuss the crime issues that affect your business, understand your experiences so we can ensure you get the best and most appropriate response, and explore opportunities to work together.
The event is free to attend and lunch and refreshments will be provided. You are encouraged to come along and listen, interact, and learn something new from our speakers!
Themes for the day:
Counter Terrorism and Martins Law:
Hear from Counter Terror regional expert on how Martyn’s law (formerly the protect duty) will impact on business, who will be in scope? how it will work? how and who will enforce it? and how business will be supported? Also, Local Authority leads in County Durham and Darlington will showcase the local perspective, the work being done to prepare and support available for your local business and organisation.
Domestic abuse – protecting your colleagues and staff:
Presentation from national key note speaker Fiona Bowman on the innovative ways in which business and employers can support their colleagues and staff who may be the victims of domestic violence and abuse. Hear from Durham County Council and their innovative approach to supporting their staff through their Domestic Abuse Champions network.
Protecting your business from crime, abuse and anti-social behaviour, the importance of crime reporting and identify and managing offenders:
A great chance to hear from keynote speaker Senior CO-OP National Lead and their approach to tackling violence and abuse against staff. We will also hear from senior Durham Police lead on the importance of reporting crime, and the National Business Crime Solutions model for co-ordination of efforts around tackling the most prolific offenders causing significant damage to retail business.
Cybercrime -the growing threat to business and organisations:
Join the NEBRC’s very own D. Insp Martin Wilson and his team of ethical hackers, to discuss how these crimes occur and the motivations of cyber criminals. The team will demo a live hack and tell you the simple things you can do to keep your business, friends, and family safe online.
We will also have a range of engagement stands on the day, another great chance to interact, network and find out something new!
