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Public protection and safeguarding leadership programme

Providing the essential knowledge, understanding and skills to lead teams within public protection in an inclusive manner.

This course is aimed at senior leaders (chief inspectors and above/police staff equivalents) in the following groups:

  • area/basic command unit commander
  • head of public protection department
  • senior public protection leaders with responsibility for public protection teams, performance and partnerships at a local level

Key topics

The programme will allow learners to apply the principles of effective public protection governance and will build and maintain strategic partnerships to identify and respond to harm.   

Learners will lead a victim-centred approach across their areas of responsibility, applying findings from evidence-based practice and utilising analysis within the leadership of public protection. Approaches to embed a culture for prevention, intervention, disruption and risk management will be explored to ensure suspect identification and relevant threat assessments for vulnerability are managed. 

The specific challenges to wellbeing when working within public protection will be explored, with leaders being equipped to foster a culture that supports their teams’ wellbeing, resilience and capability. 

Key details

Rank/staff eligibility
Chief inspectors and detective chief inspectors
Chief superintendents and detective chief superintendents
Staff equivalent grades
Superintendents and detective superintendents
Practitioner group

Safeguarding

Public protection

Duration

This course has four modules:

 

  • module one: self-directed learning accessed via College Learn (to be completed before classroom-based learning)
  • modules two and three: one week of classroom-based learning including hydra learning
  • module four: six to nine months post-course practice and assessment
Accreditation
Yes
Cost
  • £2,145 – Residential: includes accommodation from Sunday to Friday morning, plus all food and refreshments (no Sunday evening meal as the canteen is closed).
  • £2,059 – Residential: includes accommodation from Monday to Friday morning, plus all food and refreshments.
  • £1,689 – Non-residential: includes lunch and refreshments Monday to Friday. 
Course contact
Booking
Additional information

The accreditation certificate will only be issued on completion of all four modules.

2025/26 course timetable

  • Monday 29 September to Friday 3 October – Harperley Hall, Durham
  • Monday 15 to Friday 19 December – Harperley Hall, Durham
  • Monday 5 to Friday 9 January – Ryton, Coventry
  • Monday 19 to Friday 23 January – Harperley Hall, Durham
  • Monday 9 to Friday 13 February – Ryton, Coventry
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