POA Conference 2026

Annual Conference 2026

Date:	12th - 14th May 2026
Venue:	Floral Hall, Welcome Building Wilmington Gardens Eastbourne BN21 4JN

 

Documents will appear here:  

• FINAL REPORT BACK BOOKLET.pdf

  0.34 Mb, pdf

• FINAL CONFERENCE PAPERS 1- 4.pdf

  0.31 Mb, pdf

• FINAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE AGENDA 2026.pdf

  0.52 Mb, pdf

• Annual Report 2025-Final.pdf

  2.70 Mb, pdf

Conference Speaches and Motions

National Chair's Opening Address

Guest Speaker: The Rt Hon Lord James Timpson -Minister of State for Prisons and Reducing Reoffending

Guest Speaker: Michelle Jarman-Howe, Director General Operations, HMPPS

Motions - Day 1

Motion 1 – Carried

Motion 2 – Lost

Motion 3 – Lost

Motion 4 – Falls due to 3 being Lost

Motion 5 – Lost

Motion 6 – Lost

Motion 7 – Carried

Motion 8 – Lost

Motion 9 – Carried

Motion 10 – Carried

Motion 11 – Carried

Motion 13 – Carried

Motion 14 – Carried

Motion 15 – Carried

Motion 16 – Debate

Motion 17 -  Carried

Motion 18 – Debate Only

Motion 19 – Carried

Motion 20 – Lost

Motion 21 – Debate

Motion 22 – Lost

Motion 23 – Carried

Motion 24 – Carried

Motion 25 – Carried

Motion 26 – Carried

Motion 27 – Debate

Motion 28 – Carried

Motion 92 - Carried

 

Guest Speaker: Beverley Wall - Director General Northern Ireland Prison Service 

Guest Speaker: Jonathan Hall KC

 

Motions Day 2

Motion 68 – Carried

Motion 69 – Carried

Motion 29 – Carried

Motion 30 – Carried

Motion 31  - Carried

Motion 32 – Carried

Motion 33 – Lost

Motion 34 – Carried

Motion 35 – Lost

Motion 36 – Carried

Motion 37 – Remitted

Motion 38 - Carried

Motion 39 – Falls

Motion 40 – Lost

Motion 41 – Carried

Motion 42 – Carried

Motion 43 – Falls

Motion 44 – Carried

Motion 45 – Carried

Motion 46 – Lost

Motion 47 – Carried

Motion 48 – Lost

Motion 49 – Carried

Motion 50 – Lost

Motion 51 – Lost

Motion 52 – Carried

Motion 53  - Lost

Motion 54 – Carried

Motion 55 – Lost

Motion 56 – Lost

Motion 57 – Debate

Motion 58 – Carried

Motion 59 - Withdrawn

Motion 60 – Carried

Motion 61 – Carried

Motion 62 – Lost

Motion 63 – Carried

Motion 64 – Carried

Motion 65 – Carried

Motion 66 – Carried

Motion 67 – Lost

Motion 68 – Carried

Motion 69 – Carried

Motion 91 – Lost

Motion 92 - Carried

Motion 12 - Carried

 

Guest Speaker: Fran Heathcote - General Secretary PCS

 

Motions Day 3

Motion 70 – Debate

Motion 71 – Lost

Motion 72 – Withdrawn

Motion 73 – Lost

Motion 74 – Lost

Motion 75 – Debate

Motion 76 – Debate

Motion 77 – Carried

Motion 78 – Lost

Motion 79 – Lost

Motion 80 – Lost

Motion 81 – Carried

Motion 82 - Lost

Motion 83- Lost

Motion 84 – Lost

Motion 85 – Withdrawn

Motion 86 – Carried

Motion 87 Carried

Motion 88 – Carried

Motion 89 – Lost

Motion 90 – Lost

Motion 91 – Lost

Motion 92 – Carried

Motion 93 – Withdrawn

Motion 94 – Debate

Motion 95 – Carried

Motion 96 - Carried

National Chair’s closing address to Conference 2026

General Secretary Steve Gillan closes POA Conference 2026