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Trust, Performance and the Future of Public Service: Black History Month Lecture
Coffee and Tea available in the Lecture Theatre Lobby from 9:30am, lecture begins at 10:00am.
Dr Alison Heydari was appointed as Director for the Police Race Action Plan in 2023, which sees her driving a national change programme necessary to address critically low levels of trust and confidence in Black communities and improve operational effectiveness. Her varied career as a detective and in uniform roles include Public Protection, geographic commander and emergency response commander. Alison has managed impactive community issues, driven the strategic response to hate crime, harmful practices and improving victim care, and was a crisis Negotiator for eight years. Her policing imperative is to utilise the tenets of Procedural Justice to cocreate solutions to community problems, build legitimacy and stakeholder trust, reduce harm to communities and meet the need for greater equity in criminal justice outcomes.
Date:
31 October 2025, 9:30
Venue:
Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details:
Lecture Theatre, ground floor and wheelchair accessible
Speaker:
Dr Alison Heydari (Metropolitan Police Service)
Organising department:
Nuffield College
Organiser contact email address:
events@nuffield.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trust-performance-and-the-future-of-public-service-with-dr-alison-heydari-registration-1832275067049
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Sarah Milne Das
