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ICAEW Yorkshire and the Humber: Sole and small practice conference | 07 October 2026

£75.00 + VAT

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In Person

Yorkshire and Humberside

Northern Yorkshire & Humber Region

Oct

Wed

09:30

16:00 BST

Schedule Type Title: Weekdays

Schedule Description: Designed for sole practitioners and small firms, this CPD-rich day offers essential updates to keep you future-ready. Master MTD and income tax shifts

Sessions: 1

Session Hours: 6.50

CPD hours: 6 hrs 30 mins

Zoom Passcode: [email protected]

Doncaster Racecourse and Exhibition Centre
The Grandstand Leger Way
Doncaster, DN2 6BB

Description

Designed for sole practitioners and small firms, this CPD-rich day offers essential updates to keep you future-ready. Master MTD and income tax shifts with the ATT, and navigate the Employment Rights Act 2025 with the HR Guru. Between sessions, experience immersive VR cyber-threat training and gain "Practice Hot Topics" from the ICAEW Technical Advisory Team. Including wellbeing support from CABA and a hot lunch, it’s a day of expert-led insight to ensure your practice remains compliant.

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Date and time	Location
07/10/2026 \| 09:30 - 16:00	Doncaster Racecourse and Exhibition Centre , The Grandstand Leger Way, Doncaster, DN2 6BB

Event Information

Designed for sole practitioners and small firms, this CPD-rich day offers essential updates to keep you future-ready. Master MTD and income tax shifts with the ATT and navigate the Employment Rights Act 2025 with the HR Guru. Between sessions, experience immersive VR cyber-threat training and gain "Practice Hot Topics" from the ICAEW Technical Advisory Team. Including wellbeing support from CABA and a hot lunch, it’s a day of expert-led insight to ensure your practice remains compliant.

Why Attend?

This returning event is specifically curated for those in small practices who need to cut through the noise and focus on actionable, practical guidance. The conference provides a unique space to gain subject-expert insights while networking with local peers. You will leave with a clear roadmap for upcoming legislative shifts and the technical knowledge required to protect and grow your practice in an increasingly digital environment.

Key Highlights

Taxation updates | An in-depth look at Making Tax Digital (MTD) and income tax self-assessment changes with the Association of Tax Technicians.
Immersive cyber security | A briefing on AI-driven scams and deep-fakes from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YHROCU), followed by a hands-on Virtual Reality training tool to experience realistic cyber-attack scenarios.
Employment law | A practical breakdown of the Employment Rights Act 2025, specifically focusing on how to manage the administrative and cash-flow impacts of the April and October changes.
Technical excellence | An extended "Practice Hot Topics" session with the ICAEW Technical Advisory Team, covering the most critical and emerging issues across the profession.
Professional wellbeing | Dedicated support and resilience updates from CABA to help you manage the pressures of modern practice.

What’s Included

Your ticket provides full access to all expert-led sessions, earning you significant CPD hours. To ensure a productive day, a hot lunch and refreshments are provided throughout the event.

Event enquiries

Should you experience any difficulties booking onto the event, please go to our events support page - how to book. If you need assistance making a booking, please contact the Events Information team who will be happy to support with the online booking process. Just click contact us.

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Event Organiser - Dale Daley

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Please note that the programme is subject to change

Time	Session
09:30	Registration with tea and coffee
09:55	Welcome with Dr Kim Johnston \| ICAEW Regional Director
10:00	Making Tax Digital and other income tax self-assessment changes with the Association of Tax Technicians \| Emma Rawson
11:30	Cyber security \| AI and deep fakes with the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YHROCU) \| Jags Sanghera
12:15	Lunch and cyber spotlight virtual reality breakout room with the YHROCU
13:15	Employment Rights Act 2025 \| An overview of the ERA and how to plan for administrative changes \| Alison Lambert
14:15	Practice hot topics with ICAEW Technical Advisory Services \| Simone Taylor-Allkins
15:45	Wellbeing and support with the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Association (CABA) \| Gareth Winters
16:00	Closing remarks \| Conference close with Dr Kim Johnston \| ICAEW Regional Director

About the speakers

	Dr Kim Johnston \| Regional Director \| ICAEW North East, Scotland, Yorkshire & the Humber Kim brings extensive experience in commercial business development across private, public, and charitable sectors. Previously, she held leadership roles in telecommunications, including Chief Commercial Officer at MS3 Networks and Regional Partnership Director at CityFibre.
	Emma Rawson FCA \| Director of Public Policy \| Association of Tax Technicians ATT Emma is Director of Public Policy at the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT), leading their tax technical and professional standards work. She heads up the ATT’s engagement with HMRC on Making Tax Digital, has presented numerous webinars and talks on the subject, and is the author of Bloomsbury Professional’s Making Tax Digital Tracker. Emma strongly believes in sharing her knowledge about and love of tax with others. She presents talks and webinars around the country, writes articles for leading publications and has appeared on Local and National Radio and Television to discuss tax issues. She has also provided oral evidence to committees of both the House of Lords and House of Commons. Emma is a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) and Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She is also a former Chair of the Leeds Branch of the ATT/CIOT.
	Jags Sanghera \| Counter Fraud Coordinator \| Yorkshire & Humber Economic Crime Unit Jags Sanghera brings five years of experience in policing and currently leads the Prevent and Protect team within the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Economic Crime Unit. In this role, Jags plays a key part in the strategic prevention and detection of fraud-related offences, working collaboratively with internal teams, external agencies, and partner organisations to coordinate and implement counter fraud strategies, identify vulnerabilities, and support investigations. Before joining the Economic Crime Unit, Jags was a member of the regional cyber-crime team, where they worked with small to medium-sized enterprises, charities, and academic institutions to raise awareness of cyber threats and deliver tailored advice and support services.
	Simone Taylor-Allkins \| Technical Advisory Services Manager \| ICAEW After qualifying with a top 20 firm, Simone moved to Grant Thornton and worked with a diverse portfolio of manager owned business’ in a varied role covering both audit engagements and management accountancy engagements. After 18 months in the audit and assurance team, she transferred to their national training centre in High Wycombe to train audit trainees for the firm. From 2007 to 2010, she decided to apply her skills to the education of non-financial managers working as a freelance finance trainer for worldwide blue-chip companies. This eventually led her back to her technical roots in July 2010, joining the ICAEW Technical Advisory Service, helping fellow chartered accountants make sense of accountancy, audit, company law, anti-money laundering and ethical regulations.
	Gareth Winters \| Stakeholder Engagement Officer \| CABA Gareth joined caba in 2019 and is part of the stakeholder engagement team, responsible for building and developing new and existing relationships with firms, businesses and the ICAEW. Gareth is also responsible for delivering presentations, raising awareness of the support available to ACA students/members and their close family.
	Alison Lambert \| HR Consultant \| The HR Guru Alison is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and the founder of The HR Guru Ltd, established in 2023 to provide practical, no-nonsense people support to SMEs and startups. Based in East Yorkshire and working across the UK and internationally, Alison has held senior HR roles with organisations including Smith & Nephew, Centrica, Drax, Giacom and Willerby Ltd. She also led the global people function for a fast-growing tech scale-up operating in 35 countries, playing a key role in its growth from Series A to Series B. With over 27 years’ experience, Alison is a highly accomplished HR generalist, with particular expertise in global expansion, start-ups and scale-ups, and talent management. Since launching The HR Guru Ltd, Alison has built a team of four and supported over 100 organisations with their people strategies, both in the UK and globally.

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The Car Park is Car Park A which is located over the road from the Main Entrance and labelled on the Racecourse Map as County Enclosure Entrance. Download racecourse map here

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	Dr Kim Johnston \| Regional Director \| ICAEW North East, Scotland, Yorkshire & the Humber Kim brings extensive experience in commercial business development across private, public, and charitable sectors. Previously, she held leadership roles in telecommunications, including Chief Commercial Officer at MS3 Networks and Regional Partnership Director at CityFibre.
	Emma Rawson FCA \| Director of Public Policy \| Association of Tax Technicians ATT Emma is Director of Public Policy at the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT), leading their tax technical and professional standards work. She heads up the ATT’s engagement with HMRC on Making Tax Digital, has presented numerous webinars and talks on the subject, and is the author of Bloomsbury Professional’s Making Tax Digital Tracker. Emma strongly believes in sharing her knowledge about and love of tax with others. She presents talks and webinars around the country, writes articles for leading publications and has appeared on Local and National Radio and Television to discuss tax issues. She has also provided oral evidence to committees of both the House of Lords and House of Commons. Emma is a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) and Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She is also a former Chair of the Leeds Branch of the ATT/CIOT.
	Jags Sanghera \| Counter Fraud Coordinator \| Yorkshire & Humber Economic Crime Unit Jags Sanghera brings five years of experience in policing and currently leads the Prevent and Protect team within the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Economic Crime Unit. In this role, Jags plays a key part in the strategic prevention and detection of fraud-related offences, working collaboratively with internal teams, external agencies, and partner organisations to coordinate and implement counter fraud strategies, identify vulnerabilities, and support investigations. Before joining the Economic Crime Unit, Jags was a member of the regional cyber-crime team, where they worked with small to medium-sized enterprises, charities, and academic institutions to raise awareness of cyber threats and deliver tailored advice and support services.
	Simone Taylor-Allkins \| Technical Advisory Services Manager \| ICAEW After qualifying with a top 20 firm, Simone moved to Grant Thornton and worked with a diverse portfolio of manager owned business’ in a varied role covering both audit engagements and management accountancy engagements. After 18 months in the audit and assurance team, she transferred to their national training centre in High Wycombe to train audit trainees for the firm. From 2007 to 2010, she decided to apply her skills to the education of non-financial managers working as a freelance finance trainer for worldwide blue-chip companies. This eventually led her back to her technical roots in July 2010, joining the ICAEW Technical Advisory Service, helping fellow chartered accountants make sense of accountancy, audit, company law, anti-money laundering and ethical regulations.
	Gareth Winters \| Stakeholder Engagement Officer \| CABA Gareth joined caba in 2019 and is part of the stakeholder engagement team, responsible for building and developing new and existing relationships with firms, businesses and the ICAEW. Gareth is also responsible for delivering presentations, raising awareness of the support available to ACA students/members and their close family.
	Alison Lambert \| HR Consultant \| The HR Guru Alison is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and the founder of The HR Guru Ltd, established in 2023 to provide practical, no-nonsense people support to SMEs and startups. Based in East Yorkshire and working across the UK and internationally, Alison has held senior HR roles with organisations including Smith & Nephew, Centrica, Drax, Giacom and Willerby Ltd. She also led the global people function for a fast-growing tech scale-up operating in 35 countries, playing a key role in its growth from Series A to Series B. With over 27 years’ experience, Alison is a highly accomplished HR generalist, with particular expertise in global expansion, start-ups and scale-ups, and talent management. Since launching The HR Guru Ltd, Alison has built a team of four and supported over 100 organisations with their people strategies, both in the UK and globally.