Professional Development Day 2026: Who has power in custody?

Professional Development Day 2026: Who has power in custody? realiza-se a 13 de outubro de 2026, Curzon Building, em Birmingham.

The National Appropriate Adult Network (NAAN) invites you to our 2026 Professional Development Day. 📅 Tuesday 13th October 2026 🕙 10:00–16:00 📍 Birmingham City University, Curzon Building, 4 Cardigan Street, Birmingham B4 7BD Everyone in police custody thinks someone else has the power. Appropriate adults say they have none. Custody officers say the same. Solicitors say they're kept in the dark by police. So who actually holds it? Is the powerlessness real, or is it an illusion everyone's sharing at once? This year's NAAN conference puts that paradox under the microscope. Across the day we'll dig into some questions that don't get asked often enough: Do AAs, police, solicitors and the people they're supporting all see power the same way? Does this mean that AAs have no power at all? Or is their power unrecognised? Can an AA unintentionally minimise the voice of the person they're supporting? Expect challenging conversations, perspectives from across the custody system, and practical takeaways you can bring straight back to your service. But as anyone who's been before will tell you, the programme is only half the story. Our Professional Development Day is the one moment in the year when the whole network comes together in the same room. It's a chance to step back from the day-to-day, swap ideas with people doing the same work across the country, and be reminded that none of us is doing this alone. Whatever your role, you'll leave with new connections and fresh thinking. Agenda 10.00: Registration and welcome 10:30: Introduction (Chris Bath, NAAN Chief Executive) 10.35: From Power to Empowerment (Professor Laura Hammond) 11:20: Break and refreshments 11:35: Power in police custody: The Power of Being Heard (Panel) 12:20: Lunch 13.20: Power. Who Has It, Who Uses It, Who Feels It? (Panel) 14:10: Welcome Back to AARC : Our Journey and the Power of Our Network 14:20: Power Through Shared Resources - The Evidence Hub 14:30: Break and refreshments 14.45: Power in Action: Research Happening Within AARC 15:25: The Future of NAAN (Chris Bath) 15.55: Closing comments (Grev Wallington, NAAN Effective Practice Manager) 16.00: Close Information about free tickets Gold and Silver NAAN member organisations may reserve up to two free places (subject to spaces available) so please feel free to bring a colleague. Larger members who pay a higher membership fee can bring more people - please get in touch to arrange this. Individual members are each entitled to one free ticket. Places are limited so please book only what you need. Although tickets are free to NAAN members, the cost of no shows and late cancellations will be passed on (see FAQs below). Additional tickets If you are not a member organisation, or you'd like to bring more people, additional tickets may be available for purchase once members have had an opportunity to book free tickets.