Note June 2026:

Things have been busy for the NSAB business team over the last year or so and we are aware we haven't organised as many webinars - but we are hoping to improve this over the next 12 months, so keep an eye on the newsletter for a return to better service!

Originally intended for our LSAP members so that partnership meetings could focus on local needs and issues, our webinars are open to all.  The topics for the webinars are chosen from discussions that take place in the LSAP meetings and the speakers try to reflect how the topic relates to the local needs in the county wherever possible considering the multi-agency audience.

The program can flex depending on availability and any other linked needs.

These webinars can also be used as part of any Continuing Professional Development (CPD) required in your role.

Don't forget to sign up to our newsletter to receive updates of any new webinars that we're planning!

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PREVENT: a Norfolk update 2  Tuesday 15 October 2024

This is a continuation of Russ Cole's webinar that took place on 7 August.  Those who attended that event (whose email addresses were logged) should have received an invitation to attend.  The event starts at 1pm and will finish at around 2pm.

Russ is a Prevent radicalisation coordinator at Norfolk County Council.

You can sign up to attend via this link

Full details of the event can be found on the flyer

Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Tuesday 24 September, 10-11am

Norfolk is not immune to modern slavery.  It can be found in many different employment sectors.  Sarah-Jane Niles from the Norfolk Anti-Slavery Network presents a free webinar on what you might see in Norfolk and how you may encounter it, plus how you can identify and protect victims.

You can sign up for the webinar here

The flyer for the event can be found here

Neighbourhood Watch refresh Wednesday 28 Aug 2024

Come along to hear Police Sergeant Sam Burton update us on the ongoing refresh of Neighbourhood Watch in Norfolk.

This is a FREE webinar!

Wednesday 28th August 11-12 via Teams

"Neighbourhood Watch has evolved over the years and the scheme is about believing in the power of neighbours working together to build safer, vibrant and inclusive communities, helping prevent crime in order to make a positive and sustainable difference in our communities. Research shows that up to 20% of crime and anti-social behaviour can be reduced with an active and well signed scheme in place.

We are reaching out to communities to ask that they consider joining or setting up a scheme in their areas.

We have had funding to purchase new Neighbourhood Watch signs, bespoke to Norfolk, for groups to have free of charge once they are signed up, along with some other promotional items that can be used to assist in the running of a scheme."

Sign up via this link

or via the flyer which you can also share

PREVENT: a Norfolk update Wednesday 7 August 2024

Come along to hear Russ Cole, Prevent Radicalisation Co-ordinator at Norfolk County Council give an update about recent changes, a summary of the current risk in the county and key areas of ideology of concern.

There will also be a short case study, reassurance on reporting using the new referral form, and of course a chance to ask any questions.

Wednesday 7 August 2024

via Teams 1-2pm

You can sign up via this link

or via the flyer which you can also share

One Voice 4 Travellers webinar Tuesday 6 February 2024

We were so pleased that Janie Codona MBE from One Voice 4 Travellers was able to join us for this webinar.    

One Voice 4 Travellers work with and support members of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities, and encourage engagement and participation within the community.  In today's webinar, Janie talked about her role in safeguarding members of the GRT community and highlighted some of the etiquette when visiting those members.  She covered incidents of domestic violence and how one member of the community was treated when he disclosed that he was gay. 

Feedback following the event showed how useful it was to hear about the customers and traditions of the community.  Attendees also enjoyed the informative nature of the webinar and how valuable it was to hear from somebody with lived experience.

Domestic abuse and older adults, Thursday 26 October 2023

Dr Hannah Bows is associate professor in criminal law at Durham Law School, Durham University, and deputy director of the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA). Her research interests are broadly located in the fields of gender, ageing and crime, with particular interest in crimes against, and by, people aged 60 and over.

She is currently three years in to a four year project examining criminal justice outcomes and decision making in cases involving older adults (funded through a British Academy Wolfson Fellowship), and also conducting analysis of domestic abuse of adults aged 60-74 using the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) data.  Outside of academia, she sits as a magistrate in Co Durham and Darlington, and was chair of Age UK Teesside between 2015-20.

The findings from the first three years of domestic abuse data after the age cap was lifted to 74 in 2017 - for the first time there is nationally representative data on domestic abuse against older adults.

Here are some useful links, provided by Hannah, which she referenced during her webinar.

Home Office research on victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse 

An article based on the interviews, looking at 'ideal' victim/offenders

Domestic homicide

Plus two pieces of Hannah's work concerned with the rape of older adults:  durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1352529/

durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1398554/

Here are some notes of the conversation too.

Financial Abuse & Safeguarding Weds 17 May 2023

Paul Claxton is a financial abuse and safeguarding officer at Norfolk County Council.  Paul assists financial services teams and social services by investigating, and progressing, concerns of suspected financial abuse - often involving family members, those who hold lasting power of attorney (LPA), appointees and significant others.  Paul joined us for a webinar to talk about his role and shared some anonymised case studies which highlighted the important work that he does.

You can view the slides from Paul's presentation here

Mental Capacity - Powers of Attorney and Deputies Weds 19 April 2023

NCC colleague Neil Ricketts spoke to us in this useful webinar to hear how the Mental Capacity Act links with those who have appointeeship, lasting powers of attorney (LPA) or are deputies, to make decisions on behalf of others.

What do these powers actually mean? What decisions can people who hold LPA make, or not make?

The slides from his presentation are here:

MCA LPA webinar slides 19 4 2023

Romance fraud (and other scams) Tuesday 28 March 2023

Stephen Maunder, from Norfolk County Council's Trading Standards team talked to us about how fraudsters will use language and emotions to scam people into sending them money by convincing them that they are in a genuine relationship.

The slides from his presentation are here:

Romance Fraud and other scams

Please note any data correct on the date of presentation. 

Embedding anti-discrimination practice in adult safeguarding 29 September 2022

We were joined by Norfolk County Council's equality, diversion and inclusion officer Claire Charlwood, who presented a webinar to consider what anti-discrimination practice in adult safeguarding looks and feels like, and how partners can work together to address risks posed to vulnerable people with diverse protected characteristics.

Here is a copy of her excellent presentation, which gives a really useful overview of our diverse Norfolk community!

Embedding anti-discrimination practice webinar slides

NOTE: the information in this presentation is current on the date of the webinar.

Dealing with distressing calls 10 Mar 2022

We were joined by Helen 7 from Norwich Samaritans, outreach, who gave an informative overview of the work of the Samaritans and, in particular, how they cope with distressing calls whilst sharing some tips on good listening practice.  

Almost 100 people from a range of organisations attended this hour long event.  

Distressing calls presentation Mar 2022