Justice sector events and awareness days for your 2024 calendar

Published by Skills for Justice

As the Sector Skills Council for justice, our team of justice experts have put together a definitive guide to key dates, trade shows, conferences, and awareness days for your calendar in 2024.

Explore the events coming up in 2024 below. ↓

Key awareness days and months in 2024

February – LGBT+ History Month
2 February – Time to Talk Day
5-11 February – National Apprenticeship Week
20 February – World Day of Social Justice
March – Women’s History Month
8 March – International Women’s Day
April – Stress Awareness Month
4 May – International Firefighters Day
8-13 May – Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week
15-21 May – Mental Health Awareness Week
15-21 May – Volunteers’ Week
June – Pride Month
1-7 June – Volunteers’ Week
23 June – Public Service Day
29 June – Armed Forces Day
15 July – Youth Skills Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
August – National Road Victim Month
9 September – Emergency Services Day
September (exact date TBC) – Hidden Heroes Day
29 September – National Police Memorial Day
October – Black History Month
10 October – World Mental Health Day
11 November – Remembrance Day
5 December – International Volunteer Day
10 December – Human Rights Day

Key events for justice sector calendars in 2024

23 January – The Digital Policing Conference
25 January – The National Apprenticeships Conference
8 February – The Victim Services Conference
19-20 February – Advanced Data Analytics in Policing Conference
28 February – The Safeguarding Children and Young People Conference
7 March – The Offender Management Conference
12 March – Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour Conference
12-14 March – Home Office Security and Policing Conference
16 April – Supporting Women in Policing Conference
31 May-1 June – Conference on the Economics of Crime and Justice
6 June – Modernising Criminal Justice Conference
18-19 June – Terrorism and Social Media Conference
19-20 June – Forensics Europe Expo
28-29 June – International Conference on Justice System, Investigation and Law Enforcement
2-4 July – Local Government Association Annual Conference and Exhibition
12 September – Inspire Justice Awards
18-19 September – The Emergency Services Show
September (date TBC) – Police Digital Summit

You can explore our full list of sector events in our industry events calendar.

If you’re planning your own event in 2024 and would like it to be promoted in our free industry events calendar, you can send us your event details here.