Conference ‘Thank You!
UKROEd would like to thank all delegates, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors – and anyone else who played their part – in the UKROEd/NPCC Roads Policing Conference 2026.
Hundreds of road safety professionals and roads policing leaders gathered at the Radisson Hotel Manchester Airport on 21 and 22 October, bringing together academics, campaigners, policy makers and police officers to share insights into their work and place a focus on the latest and upcoming developments in the sector.
Adopting the theme, ‘The Road Ahead: Shaping the future through recognition, influence and ambition’, the two-day conference was packed with high-quality inputs from some of the leading voices in road safety and policing from across the UK.
Below is a snapshot of the activity that took place at this year’s Conference.
We were also pleased to present the winners of our annual joint awards. They were:
UKROEd awards
Outstanding Team Contribution to the NDOR Scheme – Safer Roads Humber Diversion Team
The Dave Jones Award for Outstanding Contribution to NDORS – Professor Fiona Fylan, UKROEd Research & Development Unit
Outstanding Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion – Julie O’Ryan, TTC Senior Service Delivery Agent (award collected on her behalf by Ben Davies, Head of Police, TTC)
Outstanding Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion – Jon Ward, UKROEd Equality Diversion & Inclusion Lead
NPCC Roads Policing awards
Outstanding Contribution to Road Safety (Individual) – Insp Gavin Dixon, Merseyside Police
Outstanding Contribution to Road Safety (team) – Durham Serious Collision Investigation Unit
Innovation and Excellence – West Midlands Road Harm Prevention Team
Frontline Hero of the Year – PC Nathaniel Ivy, Metropolitan Police Service
Chief Constable’s Lifetime Achievement award – Dean Hatton
We look forward to welcoming delegates to next year’s UKROEd/NPCC Roads Policing Conference – be sure to keep 14 and 15 October free in your diary!
Our partnership with NPCC Roads Policing
We’re proud to present this year’s conference alongside National Police Chiefs’ Council Roads Policing, allowing us to bring a wider range of expertise into the debate, whilst opening the event up to a wider audience.
