A round table discussion of principles and issues arising on transferring proceedings from family court to COP and transferring from children's services to adult services.
| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 2020 |
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| Time: | 11am - 12:30pm |
| Venue: | Zoom |
| Areas of Law: | Family Law , Court of Protection , Community Care Law , Youth Justice & Child Rights |
Speakers will refer to any recent Covid-19-related changes in law and practice so far as they think relevant to the topic; as the recent CVA 2020 changes are temporary we will still look at points under the usual legal framework .
The structure of the meeting will be as follows:
(1) Transfer of proceedings concerning children aged 16 plus from family court to COP - Mai-Ling Savage and Hannah Rought-Brooks
- What are the rules and principles for transfer of proceedings concerning children aged 16 and over from the family court to the COP?
- Discussion of examples of cases that have been transferred/where transfer has been considered but the case not transferred and the rationale.
(2) Children's services : Care packages provided to parents of disabled children (16 plus) by children's services - Gráinne Mellon
- A brief outline of the legal framework for provision of services to parents of disabled children by local authority children's services.
- What issues commonly arise for parents trying to get these services/ in the delivery of them?
(3) Transition to Adult Social Care - Bethan Harris
- How early will the adult care assessment be carried out in advance of the child reaching 18?
- What problems commonly arise for young disabled adults and their parents in the transition from children's to adult services?
(4) Questions and discussion on issues relating to these topics.
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