Upcoming Events

APA Website Launch

29 October 2026

With the launch of our website, the APA is committing to expanding reach, engagement and most importantly impact. The next phase of the APA begins now.

This online event will feature a brief conversation about the design process of the website, a highlight of work going on in Birmingham, an expert panel looking at what challenges 2027 may hold and taking questions from the audience.

Going forward, the APA will start to deepen the Black Policing Charter work already happening, as well as starting to develop equivalent processes in other major locations across the UK. Cardiff, London, Manchester and beyond.

BridgeWork Project Conference

Planned for January 2027

The BridgeWork Project Conference will bring an international lens to community-led police accountability, examining what Black communities in Britain can learn from other communities that have had to rebuild trust and legitimacy in policing after long histories of conflict and division.

The conference will focus in particular on the situation in Northern Ireland, considering how the peace process, policing reform and independent oversight mechanisms developed there offer lessons, and cautionary lessons, for building durable, accountable and community-trusted policing elsewhere.

The keynote address will be given by Bernice King, CEO of The King Center, connecting the conference to the wider global tradition of nonviolent struggle for justice and community power.

Further information, speakers and registration details will be published when available.

Safeguarding the Black Family

Planned for 20 February 2027

Safeguarding the Black Family will examine the relationship between policing, family life, child protection, community safety and institutional accountability.

Developed alongside Black British Parent, the conference will build on our previous work on Black child safeguarding and explore how families can be better supported, protected and equipped to navigate policing and other public institutions.

Further information, speakers and registration details will be published when available.

Policing Black Communities in the Capital

Planned for 20 March 2027

Policing Black Communities in the Capital will examine the specific challenges of policing, accountability and community trust in London, where the scale, diversity and complexity of policing arrangements place distinct pressures on Black communities.

The conference will bring together community organisations, policing bodies, elected policing governance and academics to consider how the Policing Accountability Framework, and the learning from Birmingham and other local processes, could inform a borough-based or London-wide approach to community-led scrutiny.

Further information, speakers and registration details will be published when available.