Roads policing leaders join forces at knowledge sharing event
An event bringing together leaders and operational officers to discuss current road safety challenges and share good practice from across the country was held yesterday (Thursday 30 April) with support from The Road Safety Trust.
The inaugural What Works in Roads Policing seminar saw more than 70 police officers and practitioners involved in the delivery of roads policing and enforcement come together to listen and share expertise and best practice from their respective force areas.
Held at the College of Policing HQ in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, the event was hosted by the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and National Roads Policing Operations, Intelligence & Investigations (NRPOII), with key organisational support from UKROEd.
Delegates heard from senior roads policing leaders, academics, health experts and other partners from across the sector with the aim of sharing learning, gaining new knowledge and encouraging collaboration beyond force borders in order to more make our roads safer for all who use them.
Speakers shared insights into a range of road safety and enforcement matters, including drink and drug driving enforcement, the effectiveness of hot spot policing, and the support that resources such as the Special Constabulary can provide to roads policing initiatives and operations.
There was also an opportunity for networking and meeting a range of exhibitors and event supporters, including the Trust, Motor Insurers’ Bureau and BikeSafe.
Commander Kyle Gordon, Head of Operation Topaz at the National Police Chiefs’ Council said: “This event was a valuable opportunity for roads policing officers and partners to come together, discussing best practice and sharing learning to support each other.
“I’d like to thank everyone who spoke and attended, your participation is so important and I hope everyone left today with ideas and a fresh perspective on how we can all work together to reduce the numbers of people killed and seriously injured on our roads each year.”
Ruth Purdie OBE, Chief Executive of both UKROEd – which governs and administers the National Driver Offender Retraining (NDOR) Scheme – and The Road Safety Trust added: “I was delighted UKROEd and The Road Safety Trust could support UK Roads Policing with this event. The work of roads policing officers is inextricably linked to success of the NDOR Scheme.
“We are all striving together to reduce death and serious injury on our roads and make them safer for all who use them, so it’s important that innovation and success stories are shared among colleagues to help us achieve this.”
1 May 2026