The Offender Management Conference 2026
Supporters Include
Overview
The Independent Sentencing Review, led by David Gauke, highlighted the need for a more sustainable and effective approach to sentencing, with greater emphasis on rehabilitation, community supervision, and tackling the underlying causes of offending. As the focus shifts away from short custodial sentences and towards community-based interventions, effective offender management will be critical to ensuring public protection and supporting long-term behaviour change.
- 25% of prisoners are held in crowded accommodation (MoJ, 2025)
- Reoffending is estimated to cost the taxpayer £20.9 billion pounds a year (MoJ, 2026)
- Between 2023 and 2025, 31% of target probation appointments did not take place (MoJ, 2026)
Join us at The Offender Management Conference 2026 to hear the latest policy developments, explore best practice in offender rehabilitation, and learn how services are improving outcomes through innovative approaches to assessment, support, and resettlement.
Agenda
Registration
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Professor Mike Nellis, Emeritus Professor Law, University of Strathclyde (CONFIRMED)
Keynote: The Future of Offender Management
- Understanding the implications of sentencing reform and prison capacity pressures
- Exploring the shift towards community-based sentencing and alternatives to custody
- Examining the future role of probation and offender management services
- Balancing public protection, rehabilitation, and reducing reoffending
Case Study: Tackling Substance Misuse and Supporting Recovery
- Integrating treatment and offender management approaches
- Supporting individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance misuse needs
- Improving continuity of care between custody and community
- Reducing reoffending through recovery-focused interventions
Joy Allen, Police and Crime Commissioner for Durham, APPC Joint Lead for Addiction and Substance Misuse (CONFIRMED)
Questions and Answers
Case Study: Electronic monitoring: improving resilience to meet increasing demand
- Why we did the work/how the system currently works
- Overview of our report findings
- Our recommendations for improving the system/developments since the report
Jonny Mood, Justice Value for Money Director, National Audit Office (CONFIRMED)
Questions and Answers
Comfort Break
Keynote: Supporting Health and Mental Health Needs Across the Offender Journey
- Understanding the prevalence of mental ill-health, trauma, and neurodiversity amongst offenders
- Improving access to mental health support across custody, probation, and community settings
- Addressing the links between mental health, substance misuse, and reoffending
- Strengthening partnership working between criminal justice and health services
Dr Sunil Lad, National Clinical Director for Health and Justice, NHS England (CONFIRMED)
Keynote: Managing Risk and Complex Needs
- Improving assessment and sentence planning to support rehabilitation
- Managing complex needs, including substance misuse, homelessness, and trauma
- Balancing risk management with personalised support
- Ensuring consistency and quality across offender management services
Detective Superintendent, Helen Deakin, Head of Public Protection, Dorset Police (CONFIRMED)
Questions and Answers
Lunch Break
Breakout Networking: Working Collaboratively to Improve Outcomes for Offenders
This session will provide you with the opportunity to explore the key challenges you face in delivering consistent, effective support and rehabilitation pathways for offenders. Hear more about shared barriers, discuss how colleagues across the criminal justice system are trialling new approaches, and identify collaborative solutions that can strengthen outcomes and reduce reoffending.
Panel: Improving Outcomes After Release
- Strengthening resettlement pathways from custody to community
- Addressing barriers relating to housing, employment, and healthcare
- The role of probation, voluntary sector organisations, and peer support
- Improving outcomes through integrated post-release support
- Strategies for reducing recalls and preventing repeat offending
Helen Berresford, Director of Engagement and Impact, Nacro (CONFIRMED)
Steve Freer, Co-Founder, CEO & CSO, Tempus Novo (invited)
Nathan De-Thabrew, Head of Education, Skills and Work, HM Prison and Probation Service (invited)
Comfort Break
Case Study: Transitioning from Youth Justice to Adult Services
- Supporting young adults through critical transition periods
- Preventing escalation into persistent offending
- Improving information sharing and continuity of support
- Building age-appropriate interventions that support rehabilitation and desistance
Leroy Logan MBE, Chair, Transition to Adulthood (invited)
Case Study: Restorative Justice and Rehabilitation
- Understanding the role of restorative justice in reducing reoffending
- Supporting accountability and behaviour change
- Improving victim engagement and confidence
- Measuring impact and outcomes
- Integrating restorative justice practices across the offender management journey
Aisa Shearing, Senior Standards Officer, Restorative Justice Council (CONFIRMED)
Questions and Answers
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Professor Mike Nellis, Emeritus Professor Law, University of Strathclyde (CONFIRMED)
Conference Close
Get in Touch
Previous Speakers Include
Joy Allen
Police and Crime Commissioner for Durham, Joint Lead for Addiction and Substance Misuse
APPC
Jonny Mood
Justice Value for Money Director
National Audit Office
Professor Mike Nellis
Emeritus Professor of Criminal and Community Justice
University Of Strathclyde
Dr Sunil Lad
National Clinical Director for Health and Justice
NHS England
Detective Superintendent Helen Deakin
Head of Public Protection
Dorset Police
Helen Berresford
Director of Engagement and Impact
Nacro
Aisa Shearing
Senior Standards Officer
Restorative Justice Council
Testimonials
I thoroughly enjoyed the day session – I took away a lot of valuable information and was grateful for the insight provided by the speakers. Very informative and worth the time.
A really useful event for all in the world of offender management.
Great keynote speakers, an informative and intelligent event.
The Offender Management Conference was invaluable in understanding the current crises in the Criminal Justice System. It offered realistic assessments of where the problems are, but balanced this by offering solutions through best practice approaches to start thinking differently about how we might respond positively to the challenges.
Why You Should Attend
✓ High-level keynotes from leading policymakers and practitioners improving offender management programmes and outcomes
✓ Hear the latest national updates and evidence-based approaches to tackling reoffending and ensuring rehabilitation
✓ Gain practical tools and strategies to embed trauma-inform practices that consider the complex needs of offenders
✓ Networking opportunities with speakers and senior colleagues across the criminal justice sector
✓ 8 hours of CPD points towards your yearly quota
Who Should Attend
| Job Title Examples | Organisation Examples |
| Police Officer | Police Force |
| Service Leads | NHS |
| Counsellor | Schools |
| Justice Worker | Charities |
| Safeguarding Lead | Justice Boards |
| Social Worker | Justice Services |
| Probation Officer | |
| Housing Officer |
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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