Tackling Harassment Conference 2026: Strengthening Community Safety and Victim Protection
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Overview
Harassment continues to affect people across public spaces, housing, education, transport, workplaces, and online environments, with many victims still facing barriers to reporting incidents or accessing support. Recent legislation, including the Public Sexual Harassment Act and new government measures to tackle sex-based harassment in public, has increased expectations on organisations and agencies to take stronger action to prevent harassment and improve victim protection. At the same time, challenges are becoming more complex, with rising concerns around online abuse, misogyny, and hate incidents. Policing, local authorities, housing providers, education settings, transport operators, and community safety partners all have an important role to play in identifying harmful behaviour early, responding effectively, and helping to create safer environments for the public.
- Overall, 1 in 10 people aged 16 years and over experienced at least one form of harassment that made them feel upset, distressed, or threatened in the previous 12 months (ONS)
- A quarter (26%) of those who had experienced sexual harassment said they had experienced harassment at their place of work. (ONS)
- Over 70% of women in the UK say they’ve experienced sexual harassment in public (UN Women)
Join us at The Tackling Harassment Conference 2026 to hear leading experts, policymakers, employers, and frontline practitioners share the latest developments in legislation, prevention strategies, and practical approaches to responding to harassment. Explore how organisations can strengthen victim support, improve reporting and enforcement pathways, and build safer communities through effective multi-agency collaboration.
Agenda
Registration
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Dr Fiona Vera Gray, Professor of Sexual Violence and Co-Director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University (invited)
Keynote: Understanding Harassment and Strengthening Public Protection
- Exploring new government measures to tackle sex-based harassment in public
- Examining the implications for policing, local authorities, transport providers, education settings, and community safety partners
- Strengthening prevention, reporting, and safeguarding approaches to improve victim confidence and safety
- Considering how organisations can support wider culture change and challenge harassment in everyday environments
Georgia Theodoulou, Director of Advocacy, Our Streets Now (invited)
Keynote: Online Harassment and Digital Safety
- Understanding patterns of online harassment, cyber abuse, and coordinated targeting
- Exploring the role of anonymous platforms, social media, and technology-enabled abuse
- Supporting victims experiencing online harassment and digital intimidation
- Strengthening organisational responses to online harms, reporting, and digital safeguarding
Emanuelle Andrews, Advocacy Director, Glitch (invited)
Case Study: Responding to Religion-Based Harassment
- Understanding the impact of racial and religious harassment on individuals and communities
- Identifying patterns of hate incidents across public spaces, education, housing, and online environments
- Improving reporting, safeguarding, and victim support pathways
- Developing coordinated responses between policing, local authorities, and community organisations
Iman A Atta, Director, Tell MAMA (invited)
Questions & Answers
Comfort Break
Breakout Networking: Sharing Practical Approaches to Preventing Harassment
Keynote: Understanding Escalation: The Links Between Harassment, Abuse, and Violence
- Understanding how harassment can escalate into stalking, coercive control, hate crime, and violence
- Identifying repeat patterns of behaviour and early warning signs of escalation
- Exploring the role of online abuse and technology-enabled harassment in escalating harm
- Strengthening risk assessment, safeguarding, and early intervention approaches
Sue Harper, Director of Domestic Abuse Prevention, Hestia (invited)
Panel: Creating Safer Communities Through Partnership Responses to Harassment
- Exploring how organisations can work together to prevent harassment and improve public safety
- Strengthening information sharing and coordinated safeguarding approaches
- Responding effectively to harassment linked to hate incidents, anti-social behaviour, and violence against women and girls
- Improving victim confidence, reporting pathways, and access to support services
- Embedding prevention and culture change across communities and public services
Senior Representative, British Transport Police (invited)
Dr Talitha Brown, Post-doctoral researcher, University of Leicester (invited)
Gideon Springer, Head of Community Safety, Buckinghamshire Council (invited)
Chair’s Closing remarks
Dr Fiona Vera Gray, Professor of Sexual Violence and Co-Director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University (invited)
Conference Close
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Why You Should Attend
Why Attend:
✓ High-level keynotes from leading harassment experts and support service providers
✓ Hear recommended best practice case studies from leading organisations on developing effective methods to support victims and improve outcomes
✓ Networking opportunities with speakers and attendees from leading organisations working to tackle stalking
✓ Gain CPD points towards your yearly quota
Who Should Attend
| Job Title Example | Organisation Examples |
| Advocates | Charities |
| Safeguarding Leads | Think Tanks/NGOs |
| Academics | Police and Law Enforcement |
| Policy Managers | Local Councils |
| University Student Support Staff | Government Departments |
| Universities |
Pricing Options
PRIVATE SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
PUBLIC SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
VOLUNTARY SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
Sponsorship
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Virtual vs F2F
Whilst F2F provide better options for networking, there are many distinct advantages of sponsoring our online conferences including:
- Wider geographical reach of delegates and a different audience who prefer online to f2f
- Lower sponsorship package costs
- No travel/accommodation
- Less time out of the office
- No stand materials required (lower costs)
- 1 of only 2 sponsors involved – less competition on the day
- Prime speaking slot in the morning of the conference including Q&A – less distractions and easier for delegates to hear/absorb information
- Receive all delegate data after the conference to follow-up directly with those who attend and don’t attend (small % but still key stakeholders)
- Ongoing exposure via OnDemand access
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