This session will be delivered by students from The University of Law and is FREE to book for parents and carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) in Manchester.

The presentation will cover:

1. Child in Need and the duties of the Local Authority (LA)
   1. Section 17 of the Children’s Act : Duty to children in need – what is a Child in Need?
   2. Looked after in care of the LA
   3. Section 20 of the Children’s Act
2. Parental Responsibility (PR)
   1. Who has PR?
   2. What happens when the child turns 18?
   3. Perhaps also why does it matter?
3. Contact
   1. Long term foster care
   2. Section 34 of the Children’s Act
   3. Types of contact – supervised and unsupervised
   4. Right to contact
4. Best interests of the child & court proceedings
   1. Section 1 of the Children’s Act
   2. Public Law Outline (PLO) meetings
   3. Entitlement to legal aid

We will serve lunch at the end of the session so please inform us of any dietary requirements when booking your place.

About the Trainers:

The session will be delivered by students from The University of Law, with thanks to Fay Sayers (Senior Tutor & BPC LLM Supervisor, Pro Bono Co-ordinator/Supervising Solicitor, and Fellow of the HEA at The University of Law) for coordinating the session.

Acknowledgements:

We are also grateful to the SEND Local Offer for making this possible.