Course focus

Benefit Fraud

Date:
07 June 2013
Venue:
DLA Piper LLP, London
CPD:
4.5

Training programmes

Tree Preservation Orders

This seminar will take the Enforcement Officer from A- Z of the enforcement of Tree Preservation Orders.

This day will help you to:

  • Understand all relevant legislation and codes of practice
  • Follow through the TPO procedure from start to finish
  • Be clear about your powers of enforcement and what they entail
  • Know what is relevant evidence, how to gather it and how to present it
  • Be confident about prosecuting and appearing in court

The following topics will be covered:

  • The relevant legislation
  • Authorised Officers
  • The making, service and confirmation of a TPO
  • Varying and revoking TPOs
  • Trees and the planning system
  • Consent Orders, Appeals and Tree replacement orders
  • Prosecutions under the TCPA90
  • Gathering evidence (notes) and preparation of CJA 67 statements
  • The elements of the offences-an analysis
  • Police and Criminal Evidence Act 84 and the codes of practice
  • Conduct of a PACE interview
  • Deciding whether to prosecute (CPS code and Enforcement concordats)
  • The prosecution file
  • Giving evidence in court
  • Court Procedures