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"A Balancing Act?"

Meeting the needs of children in trouble and the needs of society

9th - 11th September 2008.

Harper Adams University College.

Newport, Shropshire

NAYJ conferences occupy a unique position in the conference landscape. The Association draws its membership, conference speakers,presenters and delegates from a wide range of agencies, academics,policy formulators and campaigners involved with young people in trouble with the law.

This residential conference will examine how agencies are currently working together to support young people and how an approach driven by and outcome-led focus will encourage a more strategic approach to the provision of services for young people in trouble with the law.

Within the plenary and workshop sessions the conference will also offer the opportunity for delegates to examine and discuss how best to balance the conflicts between providing interventions for young offenders and effective protection for the public.

Delegates will hear from policy makers and experts, will have the opportunity to debate the issues and to see models and examples of good practice and to take away the principals that will enable them to develop their own local solutions.

Programme

Tuesday 9th September 2008

11.30 Registration and Coffee
12.45 Lunch and Marketplace
14.00 Welcome Address, Andrew Blyth, Chair NAYJ
14.15 Plenary: Youth Justice in the context of 'Every Child Matters'.
  Beverley Hughes, Department for Children, Schools and Families
  Bob Reitemeier, Children's Society
  Questions and discussion
15.30 Refreshments
16.00 - 17.15 Workshop Sequence 1
17.30 - 18.30 Specialist Seminars
  'Deaths in Custody' Deborah Coles & Inquest
  'Children's Rights and the current UNCRC report' Carolyne Willow,CRAE.
19.30 Evening Meal

 

Wednesday 10th September 2008
08.00 - 9.00
 Breakfast
9.30 - 10.45 Workshop Sequence 2
10.45 Refreshments
11.15 Plenary: Managing risk and meeting needs. What evidence says is effective.
  Chair: Chris Stanley, ex Head of Policy Division Nacro
  Fergus McNeill,University of Glasgow
  Hazell Kemshall,De Montfort University
12.30 Lunch and Marketplace
13.30 - 14.45 Workshop Sequence 3
14.45 Refreshments
15.15 Plenary: Meeting the individual needs of minority groups within the managing risk agenda
  Karen Chouhan, Joseph Rowntree Visionary
  Keith Towler, Children's Commissioner for Wales
16.45 Workshop Sequence 4
17.30 - 18.30 Evening Seminars* 'Campaigning', Presenter to be confirmed*
  'Youth, Gangs and Urban Culture',Dr. Joe Yates,Liverpool John Moores University*
18.30 Networking and Marketplace
19.30 Conference Dinner

 

 

Thursday 11th September 2008
08.00 - 09.00 Breakfast
09.30 Themed Seminars
  'Diversity', Presenter to be confirmed
  'The Scaled Approach',Richard Hester,Open University
  'Prevention - The Welsh and English agendas',Pete Ashplant,Dusty Kennedy, Youth Justice Board
  'The Secure Estate',Roy Walker,* Secure Accommodation Network
10.45 Refreshments
11.15 Plenary: YOTs and Children's Services: A look to the future
  Chair:Pam Hibbert,Barnardos
  Rod Morgan, former chair YJB
12.30 Rapporteur/ Conference round-up
  Dr Jo Phoenix, University of Durham
12.45 Lunch and depart

 

Venue

Harper Adams University College is set in the beautiful Shrophshire countryside and provides an excellent conference location.

Delegates enjoy modern purpose-built educational facilities and comfortable study bedrooms. Each block of rooms includes a separate tea room, where complimentary beverages are available 24 hours a day

A wide range of sporting facilities and equipment are available to conference delegates, incluing a heated outdoor swimming pool.

For relaxation the college provides television lounges and campus bars.

Accommodation and breakfast can be booked for the evening/morning of Monday 8th/9th September for delegates who wish to do so, for a modest additional charge of £40.00

Booking

  Download a conference brochure here

Download a booking form here
   
 

Methods of payment
 

By Cheque: payable to NAYJ.

Please ensure delegate name(s), organisation and invoice number are written on the back.


By Paypal: via www.nayj.org.uk

 

Terms & conditions of booking
 

Venue and registration details will be sent within 14 days of the event date.

Cancellations confirmed in writing 14 days before conference date will be refunded, minus an administration fee of £50.

We regret that no refund can be made after that date, although substitutions can be made up to the 8th September 2008.

Booking is accepted only on the understanding that the organisation making the booking remains liable for payment of the conference fee, irrespective of whether the individual for whom the place has been booked attends or fails to attend all or part of the event.

Invoices remaining unpaid after 9th October 2008 will be subject to a 10% administrative surcharge.

All bookings are made on the understanding that while every effort will be made to run the programmme set out in this leaflet, minor changes and alterations may occur to the finalised programme due to circumstances beyond NAYJ’s control.