This session will be delivered by students from The University of Law and is FREE to book for parents and carers of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent children and young people in the city of 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

Lunch will be provided at the start of the session on a “working lunch” basis. (i.e., There won’t be a specific time set aside; people can eat as the presentation is ongoing.)

Please let us know if you need any help with booking a place.

About the Trainers:

The session will be delivered by students from The University of Law, with thanks to Fay Sayers (Senior Lecturer; Pro Bono QWE & BPC LLM Supervisor; Supervising Solicitor; Skills Coach; Module Lead LLB Mental Health & Mental Capacity Law; 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.