Course focus

Annual Governance Summit

Date:
28 February 2012
Venue:
Bevan Brittan LLP
CPD:
5.25

Training programmes

Adoption Law Conference - NEW DATE

NEW DATE.

In association with Coram.

This one day event will provide a thorough and comprehensive update of the recent developments in the law of adoption and special Guardianship and is aimed at local authority lawyers working in child care and adoption.

The sessions are taken by practitioners working in the area from Coram Chambers.  The speakers will provide updated information and analysis of legal developments in the past year.  In addition there will be opportunities for questions and discussions from participants.

Morning session

International Aspects of Adoption and placing children out of the UK

  • Consideration of the recent case law governing the placement of children out of the UK
  • Meeting the obligations regarding assessment and residence
  • Placing the child with carers
  • Funding the placement

Frances Orchover

Update on Development in Adoption and Special Guardianship

  • The case management of care cases where adoption is the care plan
  • Reviewing the legal obligations of local authorities to parents and children
  • The role of the adoption panel
  • Placement applications
  • Applications to revoke placement and/or adoption orders

Dermot Casey

The Role of Adoption Panels and Independent Review Mechanisms

  • Recent case law on the role and function of the adoption panel
  • Preparing cases for panel
  • The role of the IRM

Kate Hudson

Afternoon session

Post Adoption Contact

  • The obligations of the local authority to consider and facilitate contact post adoption

Jane Drew

Support Services for Special Guardianship and Adoption

  • The obligations to provide support
  • Preparation of special guardian support packages
  • The Adoption Support Services Regulations

Nick O'Brien

Roundtable discussion 

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