Interdisciplinary Seminar: How is the PLO working?

How is the PLO working? The impact of the Public Law Outline reforms and the implications for practice

The introduction of the 26 week timetable for care proceedings has halved their average length, but what else has changed? The research presented at this event is the first detailed analysis of the impact of the 2014 PLO reforms on the decisions made by the courts. These decisions have major impacts for children, for local authorities who work with their families and for all professionals who act in care proceedings.

Professor Judith Masson, University of Bristol Law School, will present the new findings from her study of care proceedings under the PLO 2014.

Graham Cole, Chair, Lawyers in Local Government Child Care Lawyers Group, will reflect on the implications for local authorities and local authority lawyers.

Professors Elaine Farmer and Julie Selwyn, University of Bristol School for Policy Studies, will discuss what the findings mean for social workers, social work managers and children’s guardians in terms of family re-unification and achieving permanence through special guardianship or adoption.

There will be time for group discussion on what this research could mean for practice in local authorities and the family courts, and an opportunity for participants to share their experiences.

This seminar is open to all professionals working in family justice and is free to attend but places must be booked through Eventbrite.

3 CPD hours

This event is being jointly organised with the Avon, North Somerset and Gloucestershire Local Family Justice Board.

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Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?

policy-bris@bristol.ac.uk