Public Children Law - 2022 Update

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Bishop Grosseteste University, Longdales Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3DY
£89.00 + VAT
29 September 2022
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Speaker: Safda Mahmood

Intermediate/Update Level – Competence – B – Technical Legal Practice

The course will encompass a comprehensive look at the key case law and legislative developments across aspects of public children law and adoption. This will be an interactive seminar with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and to analyse key themes and case law throughout the day.  Some of the key areas to be covered will be:

  • Emergency Orders
  • Contact and Assessments
  • Public Funding and matters relating to Threshold 
  • Secure Accommodation and Deprivation of Liberty Orders – Key Developments
  • Vaccinations, Covid and Parental Responsibility 
  • Fostering and Processes 
  • Placement Orders and Special Guardianship  
  • Public Law Working Party Recommendations and Best Practice Guidance
  • Interim Care and Removal - Key Developments
  • Assessments and Instructing Experts  
  • Revoking and leave to oppose Adoption Orders 
  • Case Law Update

You will learn:

  1. An understanding of the key issues surrounding public children law and adoption matters for practitioners
  2. An update on key legislative and case law developments
  3. An understanding of developments in public children law and adoption so as to apply these to your practice, whether in private practice or local authority 

Speakers Details

Safda Mahmood is a Senior Solicitor and Advocate in a Local Authority, as well as a nationally recognised Professional Development provider. Safda has practiced and lectured in Family Law for over 27 years and is on the Law Society Children Law Accredited Panel, specialising in Children and Adoption Law. As an author, he has written for various publications, such as Jordans’ Family Law Journal, The Legal Executives Journal, Solicitors Journal and the Law Society and Local Government Bulletin. Safda has also co-updated the title ‘Child Care and Protection: Law and Practice: Fifth Edition and is the Editor of the updated 6th edition of 2019 as well as the Children Law Handbook, 2021, by the Law Society.

Bookings

Please note all prices are subject to VAT and are for 1 delegate only.

To book a place on any of our courses please contact Shirley Cox on 01522 542211 or email SCox@sillslegal.co.uk stating the name of the course in the subject line. Alternatively you can complete the contact form.

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