From devolving policing in England through to Northumbria Police’s Operation Dragoon, Day 1 of the national Police Federation conference certainly had plenty of content.

The most interesting session featured the keynote speeches of the national Police Federation chairman and the Home Secretary, followed by the usual Q and A session involving delegates but, unusually, scheduled on the opening day of conference rather than the usual Wednesday morning slot.

Other sessions on the Tuesday saw a presentation on the issue of unconscious bias, challenging all officers to consider their own mindset, a debut conference speech by shadow home secretary Andy Burnham which perhaps went down better than expected given his proposals on further police reform just a few days earlier, and Vision 2020, looking at developing specialist and digital capabilities.

The day concluded with two separate fringe meetings – the National Detectives’ Forum and a discussion around limited duties.

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