Transform Justice, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, Youth Justice Board and the Association of London Directors of Children’s Services, is pleased to invite you to a half-day conference for London practitioners and policy makers on the use of custodial remand for children in London. This conference provides an opportunity to share good practice and discuss what more can be done as part of a cross-agency city-wide effort to reduce remand for children in London.

Agenda:

9.15am Arrival and refreshments

9.30am – 11.05am Session 1

Welcome from Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
Use of remand for children in London and nationally, Transform Justice
Legislation changes and the youth remand review, Ministry of Justice
Reducing police post-charge detention of children, Met Police
YOT approaches to reducing remand – Lewisham YOT and Camden YOT
Remand and the role of the lawyer – CPS and Just for Kids Law

11.05am – Break

11.20am – Breakout sessions

The London Pathfinder accommodation scheme, Youth Justice Board
How to get children out once in, Howard League for Penal Reform and HMP/YOI Feltham
Exploring potential catalysts of disparity in remand decision-making in the youth court, Dr Yannick van den Brink

12.00pm – Action on disproportionality in the use of remand, panel discussion

12.30pm – Closing reflections and next steps

12.40pm – Lunch and networking

1.15pm – Close

The event will take place in person (unless government guidance changes) at Coram Campus in Bloomsbury, near Russell Square and King’s Cross St Pancras. The morning will end with lunch and networking. The event will align with the government's guidance for working safely during coronavirus.

For further information please contact policy@transformjustice.org.uk

Ending unnecessary remand for London’s children