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Why Building More Cells Won’t Solve the UK’s Prison Crisis

10 minute read

Nov 2025

Prisons are at a breaking point, with overcrowding bottlenecking services, straining mental health and lowering overall standards throughout the UK. We recently held The Prisoner Health and Wellbeing Conference, where industry leaders came together to explore prisoner wellbeing. In attendance was Andrew Neilson, Director of Campaigns at The Howard League for Penal Reform. His keynote session explored prison capacity - the biggest thing impacting the prison system at the moment. Most people assume that the answer to this is to just simply build more prisons, but Nielson underlines how this issue is much more complex than that.

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UK Government to Ban Public Bodies from Paying Ransoms to Hackers: The Cyber Security Battle

7 minute read

Sep 2025

On the 22nd of July, the UK government published its plans to crack down on cyber criminals who use ransomware. In a move designed to strengthen national cyber resilience and reduce the growing threat of ransomware attacks, the government plans to ban public bodies from paying these ransoms. The decision comes after a surge in […]

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Navigating Cybersecurity In a Rapidly Evolving Digital Landscape

6 minute read

Sep 2025

The UK has seen a sharp rise in cybercrime targeting public sector organisations over the past year, highlighting the need for stronger digital resilience and security strategies. We hosted the award-winning Public Sector Cyber Security Conference last February in London, which saw a collection of the UK’s data protection and cyber security leaders come together […]

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Tackling Extremism and Creating Connections: The Groundswell Project’s Three-Tier Approach

7 minute read

Aug 2025

The UK saw a 41% rise in terrorism-related arrests in the UK from 2023-2024. This sparks the need for prevention and change. The Preventing and Tackling Extremism in the UK Conference looks at this in detail.

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Interview Series: Meet the Chair, Michael Sanders

3 minute read

Jul 2025

We recently held the Local Government Technology Conference, in Westminster, London. It was an exciting day of learning, networking and interesting conversation. As most of our conferences are online, when we do get to meet people face-to-face, and host speakers in a physical space, it is a wonderful feeling. Seeing all of the conversations, the […]

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Mind in Motion: How Movement Transforms Mental Health at Work

6 minute read

Jun 2025

In today’s fast-paced corporate world, conversations around mental health are no longer a luxury, they’re a necessity. At the forefront of this movement is Matt Balfour, a wellbeing content creator, public speaker, Samaritan volunteer, and the founder of Let’s Go Wellbeing. His mission is simple yet profound: to help organisations build healthier, more engaged workforces […]

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The Swift Response to the Transport for London Cyber Attack

5 minute read

Sep 2024

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are at the forefront of protecting the UK against the escalating threat of cybercrime, as demonstrated in their swift and decisive response to the recent cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL). Learn more at the Public Sector Cyber Security Conference.

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Rehabilitation & Re-offending: A Holistic Approach by Catch22

5 minute read

Sep 2024

Lisa Smitherman, Strategic Director for Justice and Education, Catch22 joined us at our National Combatting Gangs, Violence and County Lines Conference 2024. In today's society, the rehabilitation of offenders and the reduction of re-offending are critical issues. Catch 22 has taken a unique approach to address these challenges through comprehensive, community-based strategies.

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Everton Free School Crime Prevention Initiatives

4 minute read

Sep 2024

Stephen Baker, the principal of Everton Free School and Football College, and Assistant Head Andrew Pearl, are pioneering new strategies to address behavioural challenges and criminal exploitation among vulnerable youth in Liverpool. Their innovative approach integrates multi-agency collaboration and focuses on understanding and meeting the underlying needs of at-risk students.

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Driving Digital Evidence Innovation with the College of Policing

4 minute read

Sep 2024

Unlike lawsuits 20 years ago, digital evidence appears in more than 90% of all crimes committed today. At our Digital Policing Conference 2024, Sarra Fotheringham, Policing Standards Manager for Digital and Cyber at the College of Policing, delivered a compelling session on the importance of workforce competencies in the digital evidence landscape.

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The Road to Online Safety Regulation: Safeguarding Children Against Sexual Harms

6 minute read

Aug 2024

A significant number of children aged 8-11 have social media profiles, with TikTok being especially popular. The study found that even younger children, some as young as three, are exposed to social media content, although this may involve watching videos with others rather than having their own accounts. This article covers some the negative impacts of this uptake including grooming and misogyny, as well as preventative measures.

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Protecting SMEs from Cybercrime: PCC Collaboration with the NEBRC

3 minute read

Aug 2024

We welcomed Joy Allen, Police and Crime Commissioner for Durham, at the Digital Policing Conference 2024, who highlighted the pivotal role of collaborative efforts in protecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the growing threat of cybercrime. Her presentation focused on the innovative initiatives undertaken by the Northeast Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC), a key player within the National Cyber Resilience Centre network.

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