8.15am   Registration opens 

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9.30am   Peter Edwards, Peter Edwards Law, your chair No Advocate, No Rights

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9.50am   Kate Mercer, Your host Making it Better or Part of the Problem?

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10.15am  WORKSHOP #1

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1.1 The legal framework around end of life issues Mathieu Culverhouse, Irwin Mitchell

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1.2 The Human Rights Act: not just for lawyers Patrick Stoakes, British Institute of Human Rights

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1.3 Advocacy and BAME communities, is it making a difference?  Dr Jacqui Dyer MBE

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1.4 Thirty years of the Children Act and the UNCRC - whats changed for children?  Carolyne Willow, Article 39

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1.5 Advocacy within SEND processes Jo Barnicoat

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1.6 Are you and your commissioner measuring anything useful?  Dr Kevin Mercer, Advocacy Data and Intelligence

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11.15am  Comfort and refreshment break

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11.45am  WORKSHOP #2

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2.1 Supported living placements v care homes for younger adults Jess Flanagan, Camille Ivinson

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2.2 Working with lawyers: what is involved in a challenge?  Stephen Cardinal, Irwin Mitchell

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2.3 How effective is advocacy in Whorlton Hall style care settings Hazel Griffiths

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2.4 The power of self advocacy - are you an ally or fixer?  Sam Clarke, Learning Disability England

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2.5  Mind your language  Birmingham Children in Care Council

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12.45pm Lunch and networking

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1.45pm WORKSHOP #3

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3.1 Less is more?  The future safeguards for liberty Neil Allen, 39 Essex St and University of Manchester

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3.2 Legal remedies where young people have been abused or exploited Tom Fletcher, Chris Hurlston, Irwin Mitchell

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3.3 Advocating with parents and carers Gail Hanrahan, Oxfordshire Family Support Network

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3.4 Deaf Advocacy, understanding cultural issues and making it accessible Edward Richards

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3.5 Getting People Better Lives Sam Sly, Enough is Enough Life Planning

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2.45pm Comfort and refreshment break

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3.15pm  Question Time

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Join the panel debate and explore current issues impacting Independent Advocacy.  Submit questions or comment using #AdvocacyConf @KMercerTraining

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Panellists include Irwin Mitchell, Hazel Griffiths, 

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4.45pm Safe Journey Home! 

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