Fighting bus crime conference: November 2 2004, Liverpool

Tuesday 2 November 2004, Liverpool.

The conference aims to share experiences and information on practical measures to tackle bus crime and is organised by the Department for Transport's safer travel on buses and coaches panel (STOP).

Neil Scales, Chief Executive and Director General, Merseytravel will chair the conference with speakers sharing best practice including Transport Minister Tony McNulty.

The delegate rate is £50 + VAT, including lunch, with keynote speeches and a choice of practical workshop including:

• Partnership working
• Young people as victims and perpetrators
• Driver and passenger protection.

The conference is held at The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool, 1 Brownlow Street, Liverpool. For details and reservations please contact Nathan Cole on 0207 944 2297 or email: stop@dft.gsi.gov.uk

Who should attend:

- Bus company managers
- Local authority transport officers
- Passenger Transport Executives
- Police, Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships
- Local Education Authorities
- Schools

Programme

9.30  Registration and coffee

10.00  Chair's opening remarks and introduction to morning session
  Neil Scales, Chief Executive and Director General, Merseytravel

Speeches

10.15  Bus crime and young people
  John Ansari, Outreach Development Manager, South Yorkshire PTE

10.35  Working in partnership
  David McNulty, Head of Crime Reduction Advisory Team, Greater Manchester PTE

10.55  Questions and discussion

11.10  Coffee

11.30  Bus crime - a rural perspective
  Rod Hall, Lancashire County Council Safer Travel Unit

11.50  Bus crime - a police perspective
  Raymond Webb, Public Transport Consultant

12.10  Driver protection
  Phil Bateman MBE, Corporate Affairs Director, National Express Bus Division

12.30  Questions and discussion

Lunch

13.45  Introduction to afternoon session
  Neil Scales, Chief Executive and Director General, Merseytravel

13.50  Driving in Security - An intelligent way of working
  Dr Julian Westwood, TravelSafe Officer, Merseytravel

14.10  Keynote address by Tony McNulty, MP, Transport Minister

14.30  Workshops: (delegates to attend one)

- Partnership working
- Young people as victims and perpetrators
- Driver and passenger protection

15.30  Feedback from workshops and discussion

16.00  Close of conference