Events
"Taking Stock of the Law"
Programme
9.00-9.30 am - registration and coffee
9.30-9.45 am - CHAIRMAN'S' INTRODUCTION
Philippa Russell, CBE - Disability Rights Commissioner - followed by
An overview of the day - Phil Madden, Director of Service Development - HFT
9.45 am - DEVELOPMENTS IN STATUTORY DUTIES INCLUDING HUMAN RIGHTS TO SERVICES AND COMMON LAW DUTY OF CARE/JUDICIAL REVIEW - 'and a consideration of recent cases and supplying a brief summary of each for distribution at the event'
9.45-10.15 am - Stephen Cragg - Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
10.15-10.45 am - Judicial Review - Ian Steptoe, Solicitor, Disability Law Service
10.45-11.00 am - Followed by Questions for Stephen Cragg and Ian Steptoe
11.00-11.20 am - Coffee and Networking break
11.20-12.00 am - 'WHAT THE NEW MENTAL CAPACITY JURISDICTION MEANS TO PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES'
- A personal perspective
- Poacher turned gamekeeper
- The new jurisdiction
- The future
District Judge Gordon Ashton - Deputy Master of the Court of Protection, Visiting Professor in Law at Northumbria University
Followed by Questions for Judge Gordon Ashton
12.15-13.30 pm - Lunch and networking break
13.30-14.15 pm - WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE ADVOCATE NOW?
- The difference types of advocacy as practised
- Will there still be a role for advocates after the Act becomes law?
Lynne Brooke - Parent and Solicitor - Vizards Tweddie
14.15-15.00 pm - FUNDING LEARNING DISABILITY SERVICES IN GENERAL - Jo Williams, CEO Mencap
- Summary of the task force report on finance and report commissioned by the Association of Directors of Social Services
- Is the expenditure leading to an improved quality of life?
- New Opportunities to promote citizenship
Jo Williams - CEO - MENCAP
15.00-15.30 pm - Followed by Questions to Lynne Brooke and Jo Williams
15.15.-15.30 pm - Tea break
15.30-16.15 pm - DISABILITY RIGHTS AND THE IMPACT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF DDA 1995 AND THE NEW DDA 2005
Philippa Russell CBE - Disability Rights Commissioner
16.15-16.45 pm - Questions to all speakers/Summaries and Close