Dr Emilia Wawrzkowicz is the Designated Doctor for Safeguarding Children and a Consultant Paediatrician based in Peterborough. She qualified from Charring Cross and Westminster Medical School in London in 1997. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and represents the College in the Department of Health project groups for…

  Dave Sargent is the Vulnerability and Exploitation Lead for the Safeguarding Partnership Board. Daves role encompasses both Adult and Childrens services and he works with a wide range of partners in both areas. Prior to joining the Board Dave was a police officer in Cambridgeshire specialising in Intelligence and Serious and Organised Crime

Claire has worked in the field of Drugs and Alcohol Treatment since 2007 and works for the national charity, Change Grow Live (CGL). Since 2017 Claire has been the Services Manager for Peterborough’s integrated drug and alcohol treatment services for adults and young people – CGL Peterborough Aspire. Claire forms part of a strategic partnership…

My name is Chris Acourt I am Detective Sergeant in Cambridgeshire Constabulary specialising in the investigation of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking offences. I have been a Police officer for over 23 years and have worked in a variety of roles (both uniform and plain clothes) across the county. I have led a number of…

Ian is a specialist in public, human rights and regulatory law. Ian’s practice encompasses a variety of areas but is primarily focused on safeguarding adults, mental capacity, medical treatment, sport and criminal justice issues. Ian’s practice crosses borders, he does not only work in England and Wales but often advises as to issues involving Scotland,…

Communications Director, Internet Watch Foundation & Co-Director, UK Safer Internet Centre.

Emma joined the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in April 2011. She is their Communications Director with 20 years’ experience and leads IWF’s media relations work, marketing and digital communications, and campaigns. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, Emma shares responsibility for setting strategy, reputation management, and leads on the communications element of crisis…

This session will be facilitated by Dr Natasha Sabin, Practice improvement advisor at the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse. Natasha is a Forensic Psychologist with professional experience in child sexual abuse. She has worked within Youth Justice services as a practitioner and manager, specialising in harmful sexual behaviour. Natasha has also had roles…

Dr. David Orr is a senior lecturer in Social Work & Social Care at the University of Sussex. Since 2010, when he first started researching self-neglect and safeguarding, he has undertaken several research studies in this area and co-wrote (with Professors Suzy Braye and Michael Preston-Shoot) influential knowledge reviews on self-neglect for the Social Care…