Join us at the 2025 Ann Craft Trust Safeguarding Adults Conference to help us change the conversation about safeguarding & preventing abuse.
Join us at the 2025 Ann Craft Trust Safeguarding Adults Conference to help us change the conversation about safeguarding & preventing abuse.
During Safeguarding Adults Week 2025, we are focusing on prevention, and how we can effectively work together to create safer communities and stop the harm and abuse of adults. Our conference features a selection of informative keynotes and workshops exploring effective techniques for preventing abuse.
The conference will contribute to continued professional development for professionals and volunteers working with adults across a range of sectors.
Date: Wednesday 19 November 2025
Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Cost: £219 per delegate
Location – Trent Conference Centre, Trent Vineyard, Unit 1, Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Lenton, Nottingham NG7 2PX.
Please Note – The conference will take place in the “Trent Kids” building, to the right of the main Conference Centre building.
You can find the precise location using the What3Words “Pasta.Swan.Jazzy”.
Programme
Please note that the programme is subject to change and more details will be shared soon.
| 09.00 am | Registration and Refreshments | ||
| 09:30 am | Welcome – Stuart Sale and guest Richard Whitehead | ||
| 09:45 am | Main Auditorium
Organisation: Kyniska Advocacy
Speaker: Mhairi MacLennan Learning from sport to build a world that protects, respects, and celebrates its people Mhairi is an elite marathon runner and safe sport advocate. She is the Co-Founder and CEO at Kyniska Advocacy, campaigning in sports policy and athlete welfare, for a sporting world that protects, respects and celebrates women and girls in sport. Mhairi’s passion is to help evolve sport so that it is a safe and equitable place for women to participate. Her vision is a sporting community which fosters a safe environment and has the protection of women at its heart.
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| 10:30 am | Break | ||
| 10.50am | Breakout session – choose one from: | ||
| K5
Ann Craft Trust : Chris Fuggle & Ros Smith How Safeguarding Adults Reviews Can Help Prevent Further Abuse |
K6
Gangmasters & labour Abuse Authority ( GLAA) : Andrew Hine Preventing modern slavery: Learnings from exploitation of vulnerable workers in the UK. |
Main Auditorium
Broxtowe Women’s Project : Chris Harris Beyond the game: Preventing Domestic Abuse in Sport & Activity |
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| 12:15pm | Lunch
Seating in the main auditorium and hot food will be served from K1 & K2 only
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| 1.00pm | Main Auditorium
Change the conversation – Panel discussion
What does prevention mean to those who have lived experience, work with adults and those supporting research to improve safeguarding adults? Listen to the panel share their experience and learnings about safeguarding adults that will shape new learning and create more focus on prevention in safeguarding. Panel participants include:
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| 1.45pm | Breakout session- choose one from: | ||
| K5
Jo Cook, Blind Veterans Prevention – How charities can develop a supportive culture to ensure good safeguarding practice. |
K6
We are Survivors, Duncan Craig OBE Me(n)too: Exploring Prevention and Support for Male Victims/Survivors of Sexual Abuse
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Main Auditorium
Dr Alison Gardner, The Rights lab Nottingham University Poor choice or no choice? Improving safeguarding for adults at risk of exploitation. |
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| 3.15pm | Break | ||
| 3.30pm | Main Auditorium
Magpie Dance
Magpie Dance is the UK’s leading dance charity for people with learning disabilities. ”We believe that a learning disability should not be a barrier to personal and artistic success. Through dance, our participants gain life, social, and communication skills, along with health and wellbeing benefits.”
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| 4.15pm | Reflections & Conference Close
Stuart Sale, Ann Craft Trust |
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Who Can Attend the Conference?
This conference is suitable for anyone working in a safeguarding or welfare role. The conference is accessible to people working in a range of sectors from police personnel, health and social care, religious organisations, the third sector, sport and activity and the private sector. The conference is suitable for those already in a safeguarding role or those with no prior knowledge of safeguarding adults.
Unsure if the event is right for you? Get in touch with our friendly team to find out more!
The Venue
The Conference will take place at Trent Conference Centre in Nottingham. The Conference Centre donates over 90% of it’s profits to Trent Vineyard Charity, which facilitates social action across Nottingham by supporting people that struggling with addiction or those that are homeless, leaving prison or refugees.
There is free parking available for delegates at the venue, this is allocated on a first-come first serve basis and although there is ample parking this is not guaranteed for all delegates. We would encourage people to use public transport where possible. Gregory Street tram stop is 5 minutes walk from the venue, with direct links to Nottingham railway station.
Full travel information is available on the Trent Conference Centre website.
Address: Trent Conference Centre, Trent Vineyard, Unit 1, Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Lenton, Nottingham NG7 2PX.
Accommodation
There is no accommodation available at the venue and we kindly ask delegates to arrange their own accommodation. The Holiday Inn and Premier Inn in Castle Marina are a short walk from the venue.
Alternatively, Nottingham City Centre is a short tram ride away (around 10 minutes), where there are multiple hotel options.
Costs
The event is £219 per delegate. The conference rate includes refreshments, lunch, car parking at the venue and access to all sessions on the programme.
Please note the booking terms & conditions include; a full refund before 90 days, 50% thereafter to 28 days. We are unable to process refunds within 28 days of the event, but tickets can be transferred within your organisation.
The 2025 Safeguarding Adults Conference is Now Fully Booked!