The Garden Court Chambers Children’s Rights Team is at the forefront of protecting and upholding children’s rights domestically and internationally, from child victims of trafficking and criminal exploitation to children’s rights in education and climate security.
| Date: | Wednesday 22 November 2023 |
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| Time: | 1:30pm - 6:30pm (Followed by drinks reception); 2:00pm - 6.30pm (Online) |
| Venue: | Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LJ |
| Cost: | Free |
| Areas of Law: | Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Community Care Law, Criminal Defence, Family Law, Immigration Law |
The Garden Court Chambers Children’s Rights Team held a half-day in-person conference on children and detention.
Programme:
1.30pm – 2.00pm: Registration & Coffee
2.00pm – 2.05pm: Welcome
2.05pm -2.30pm: Keynote – Children in Police Detention
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Dr Miranda Bevan, Lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Goldsmiths University
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Dr Vicky Kemp, Principal Research Fellow & Co-director Criminal Justice Research Centre, University of Nottingham
2.30pm – 3.20pm: Session 1 – Children in the Immigration & Asylum System
Chair: Irena Sabic KC, Garden Court Chambers
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Remand of age disputed asylum-seeking children into adult prisons on immigration charges – Whitney Hard, Coram Children’s Legal Centre
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Post-conviction appeals of age disputed asylum-seeking children – Stephanie Harrison KC, Joint Head of Garden Court Chambers
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New provisions for child detention in Illegal Migration Act 2023 and how to challenge – Nicola Braganza KC, Garden Court Chambers
3.20pm -3.45pm: Tea/Coffee Break
3.45pm – 4.45pm: Session 2 – Use of Deprivation of Liberty Orders (DoLS) in Family Cases and Section 25 orders: “If we get it right for them, we get it right for everyone”
Chair: James Holmes Garden Court Chambers
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DoLS, Section 25 Accommodation and the High Court’s Jurisdiction: Discussion & experience of two legal avenues restricting a child’s liberty – Hannah Rought-Brooks, Garden Court Chambers
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Nuffield Family Justice Observatory’s findings on DoLS to date – Beverley Barnett-Jones MBE, Associate Director of System & Impact, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
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Potential legal challenges – Amanda Weston KC & James Holmes Garden Court Chambers
4.45pm – 5.10pm – Break
5.10pm – 6.30pm: Session 3 – Children in Custody: “Custody as a last resort? Pre-trial detention and custodial sentences”
Chair: Joanne Cecil, Garden Court Chambers
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The Hon. Mrs Justice May DBE, High Court of England and Wales & Judicial Lead on Youth Justice
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Current issues in children’s custody and recent inspection findings – Angus Jones, Children and Young Adults Lead, HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Law and police guidance regarding the arrest of children following the case of ST v Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police – Sarah Hemingway, Garden Court Chambers
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Reducing over-use of police detention, custodial remand and custodial sentences for children – Kate Aubrey-Johnson, Garden Court Chambers
6.30pm onwards – ice & fire performance, drinks & food
