Michael Sieff Foundation Conference & Seminar Reports

Care & Crime Together?

Seminar on Closer Integration between the Family and Youth Courts
14 June 2018
Nuffield Foundation
Chaired by Lord Carlile of Berriew

The Michael Sieff Foundation organised a seminar at (and supported by) the Nuffield Foundation on 14 June 2018 to discuss the merits of and barriers to closer integration and collaboration between these two jurisdictions dealing with cases involving under 18s.

Visit the Care & Crime Together? Seminar page for details of the event including:
Notes from the Seminar Plenary
A list of attendees
Related resources

Scoping Seminar on Education Health and Care Plans
18 January 2018
Nuffield Foundation

The Trustees sponsored this multi-disciplinary meeting to investigate the impact of the reforms in the Children and Families Act 2014, with particular reference to the introduction of Education, Health and Care Plans and the detailed evidencing of educational need to provide effective educational and parenting support for children and young people with hidden disabilities.

Visit the Scoping Seminar on Education Health and Care Plans page for details of the event including:
The three presentations given at the seminar:
Education, Health and Care Plans
Research on the new SEND policy and its implementation
Discussion of the Lenehan Report

Notes from the Seminar Plenary
A list of attendees
Related resources

The Michael Sieff Foundation Conference 2016

Developments and Research Needs in Youth Justice

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
at The Nuffield Foundation, 28 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3JS

Full conference report including the discussions and recommendations from the conference has been published here.

Conference Programme including Overviews of Presentations and Speaker Biographies published here.

Programme – 3rd May 2016

Chairman: Lord Carlile, Chair of the Carlile Inquiry

10.15 Welcome: Sir Ernest Ryder, Nuffield Foundation Trustee

10.30 Keynote Address: Charlie Taylor – Download the Interim Report on his Review of the Youth Justice System published by the Ministry of Justice in February 2016

11.00 Pre Court
Assessment and Decision Making
Ben Byrne, Surrey County Council – Download Powerpoint of the Presentation
Andy Peaden, Leeds City Council – Download Powerpoint of the Presentation
Caroline Adams, Sussex Police
The Importance of Legal Representation
Aika Stephenson, Just for Kids Law

12.00 In Court
Problem Solving Approaches: The Landscape
Ben Estep, Centre for Justice Innovation – Download Powerpoint of the Presentation
Problem Solving Approaches: The Northampton Experience
Dominic Goble, Chairman for Northamptonshire Youth Panel
The use of Section 9 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969: Download the report
The work of the Northamptonshire County Youth Panel: Download the report
Problem Solving Approaches: Representative Competence
Oliver Hanmer, Bar Standards Board
A Perspective from the Senior Judiciary
Mr Justice William Davis, Judicial Lead on Youth Justice

12.45 Post Court
Reform of the Criminal Records System
Penelope Gibbs, Standing Committee on Youth Justice
Looked after Children
John Drew, Secretary to the Laming Review

14.00 Round Table Discussion

15.30 Rapporteurs Feedback

16.00 Summing Up: Lord Carlile, Chair of the Carlile Inquiry

For details about Foundation conferences please contact:
Richard White,
Secretary, Michael Sieff Foundation,
Phone: 07788 581930
Email: richard@michaelsieff-foundation.org.uk

Conference Archive

The reports from previous Michael Sieff Foundation Conferences are available via the Conference Archive page.