LLG's Child Protection Conference will provide a full day of training on the latest legal and policy developments affecting local authority lawyers and officers working in child protection.
This conference will cover key challenges in safeguarding children, ensuring best practices in legal decision-making, and addressing emerging issues in child protection law. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, share insights, and engage with expert speakers.
While the conference takes place over one day, all sessions will be recorded and available for download, allowing flexibility to attend live or catch up later.
A full programme and session details will be released soon.
Marion is a Partner in the Weightmans Local Government team based in Liverpool. She joined Weightmans in 2021, having previously spent 14 years working for In-House Local Authority Legal Teams as a Senior Solicitor.
Marion specialises in all aspects of Public Law, with an emphasis on Childcare, and regularly acts for Local Authorities in matters relating to Child protection, Children with Disabilities, Deprivation of Liberty cases, Judicial Review applications, Serious Case Reviews, LADO procedures, Independent advice to IROs and provision of any Policy Advice requested. Marion also has advocacy experience in the Magistrates, Family Court (County) and High Court, and works on the Local Government Children & Adults Out of Hours Emergency Advice Line.