In conversation with CC Jo Shiner KPM

Project EDWARD presented a special online interview with Chief Constable Jo Shiner on Tuesday 2 June at 1000. The event marked five years since CC Shiner took on the role of National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Roads Policing, a position in which she has provided national leadership focused on making roads safer, reducing death and serious injury, tackling crime and strengthening partnership working across the road safety community.

In conversation with Project EDWARD’s James Luckhurst, CC Shiner reflected on how roads policing has evolved over the past five years and what must happen next to reduce road harm. The discussion explored the development and delivery of the NPCC National Roads Policing Strategy, the growing use of data and intelligence, and the continued importance of combining enforcement, engagement and education to influence safer behaviour on the roads.

CC Shiner has brought enormous enthusiasm, energy and conviction to the national roads policing role. She has consistently raised the profile of road safety, spoken powerfully about the need to prevent avoidable deaths and serious injuries, and championed the wider value of roads policing in tackling criminality as well as protecting the public.

The session also looked at the wider pressures and opportunities that have shaped roads policing during her tenure, including police resourcing, technological change, public trust and the need for strong collaboration between policing, government, local authorities, charities and business.