Event Programme
The event programme is available to download here.
1st May
10:00 Registration and Coffee
10:45 Introduction and overview -
Phil Butler, Centre for Cybercrime & Computer Security
10:55 Welcome to the conference - DCC Jim Campbell, Northumbria Police
11:10 Home Office Perspective - Paul Chandwani, Home Office
11:30 The results of the National Problem Profile on the cultivation of cannabis - Commander Allan Gibson, ACPO
12:00 Experiences from the Scottish Crime Drugs Enforcement Agency - Kenny Simpson, ACPOS/SCDEA
12:30 UK cannabis yield research - Dr David Potter JP, GW Pharmaceuticals
13:00 Lunch
14:00 The impact of Cannabis on the Community - Superintendant Andrea Henderson and Rachael Hope, Safe Newcastle
14:30 Hazards at scenes - Lee Aspery, County Durham and Darlington Fire Rescue Service
15:00 Workforce Safety - Iain Logue, ISafely
15:15 Dedicated cannabis farm dismantling unit – a cost effective solution - Mike Hall, West Midlands Police Dismantling Team
15:45 Dealing with cannabis farms on Merseyside - Denis Moran, Merseyside Police
16.15 Tea
16:30 Question Time: An opportunity for delegates to ask searching questions of an expert panel
The Panel: Chaired by Phil Butler, CCCS includes Paul Chandwani (Home Office), Commander Gibson (ACPO), Kenny Simpson (ACPOS), Dr David Potter JP (GW Pharmaceuticals), Rachael Hope (Newcastle City Council) and Lee Asprey (County Durham and Darlington Fire Rescue Service)
17.30 Close
2nd May
08:45 Coffee
09:00 Expert witness perspective - Steve Dorans, The Serious Organised Crime Agency
09:30 Operation Viscount - Disrupting but learning from the activity of OCGs - Paul Bunt, Avon and Somerset Constabulary
10:00 Operation PENNE – A unique approach - Kirsten Jones, Cheshire Constabulary
10:30 Coffee
11.00 Capturing web based data to monitor OCG activity - Phil Butler, CCCS
11:15 Financial loss to the energy networks - Peter Jans-Rat, Enexis – Dutch Energy Provider
11:45 Technological solutions used in the Netherlands - John Jespers, Dutch Police
12:15 Crimestoppers – engaging the public - Nicola Moir, Crimestoppers
12:45 Dutch scratch and sniff cards - The Dutch Cannabis Laboratory
13:15 Lunch
14:15 Using RF technology to detect cannabis farms - Paul Deery, Bridge Systems Ltd
14:30 Advice and support for landlords - Dave Nicholson, ISafely
14:45 The view from the landlord - John Henderson, Accredited Letting Agent
15:00 2012 and beyond - Terry Sweeney, Greater Manchester Police/ACPO
15.15 Closing remarks and Tea