Join LLG for our Adult Health & Social Care Conference, designed exclusively for lawyers and legal teams working within local government.
The conference will provide a practical update on the key legal and regulatory developments affecting adult health and social care, helping delegates stay up to date with changes in legislation, case law, guidance and the wider issues facing local authorities.
We will bring together experienced lawyers, barristers and specialists in adult social care to explore the legal issues currently facing local government, with a focus on practical guidance, recent developments and what these changes mean for local authority legal teams.
Topics are expected to include:
Key developments in adult social care legislation and policy
Recent case law and its practical implications
Care Act duties and responsibilities
Care assessments, eligibility and care planning
Charging, financial assessments and disputes
Safeguarding adults and legal considerations
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and wider capacity issues
Mental capacity and best interests decision-making
Court of Protection developments
Continuing healthcare and NHS/local authority responsibilities
Ordinary residence and disputes between local authorities
Direct payments and personal budgets
Funding and commissioning issues
Human rights and equality considerations in adult social care
Current and emerging issues affecting local authority adult social care teams
The programme will be developed closer to the event to ensure it reflects the latest legal, regulatory and policy developments, as well as the issues and challenges most relevant to local government at the time.
Who should attend?
This conference is aimed at lawyers and legal professionals working in local government, including:
Local authority solicitors
Senior and principal solicitors
Legal advisers
Monitoring officers
In-house local government legal teams
Lawyers specialising in adult social care
Lawyers advising on health, social care and mental capacity
Membership Plus
This conference is available to LLG Membership Plus members free of charge as part of their annual package.
Not a Membership Plus member? Find out more about LLG Membership Plus and how you can access six one-day online conferences throughout the year.
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09:30 - 16:00
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