The New Immigration Agenda

Wednesday 21^st July 2010   9am to 5pm

Venue: London South Bank University

High profile speakers and leading experts in their respective field have been lined up for this conference.

The day-long conference will be concentrating on the developments in immigration, asylum and human rights law, policy and practice under the new government. It will also focus on the future of accreditation regulation and possible barriers to access to quality legal advice and representation for migrants and refugees.

There will be two keynote speeches and a mixture of plenary sessions and workshops. Delegates will have the opportunity to attend two workshops: one in the first round and one in the second round.

Key Themes:

• The future of accreditation and regulation
• The linkage between regulation, funding and quality
• The new appeals system
• The points-based system
• Earned citizenship
• Free movement in the EU

Key speakers so far confirmed:

• Mr Justice Nicholas Blake QC- President, Upper Tribunal, Immigration & Asylum Chamber
• Lin Homer- Chief Executive, UK Border Agency
• Hugh Barrett- Executive Director for Commissioning, LSC
• Suzanne McCarthy- Immigration Services Commissioner, OISC
• Alison Harvey- General Secretary, ILPA
• Caroline Slocock-, Chief Executive, Refugee & Migrant Justice
• Simon Cox, Barrister- Doughty Street Chambers

Who should attend?

• Immigration and asylum law practitioners (including advisers, solicitors and barristers)
• Legal, employment and educational advisers
• Policymakers and academics
• Government officials and NGOs
• Community and refugee groups
• Employers
• Students

6 CPD hours
The conference is accredited with 6 CPD hours by the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority and also qualifies for OISC regulated advisers to claim the same number of CPD hours.

Booking fees:
We are pleased to inform you that the booking fees have not increased from last year’s conference.
The fees include all materials, lunch and VAT.

Standard: £190
Concessionary: £125 – applies to employees of charities, social enterprises and full-time students. (Evidence of eligibility is required)

Special discount: £50 (only 25 places) – applies to employees of small charities and voluntary organisations with an annual income of less than £250,000 and non-wage earners in receipt of Jobseekers’ Allowance and Income Support.
Evidence of eligibility is required)

Please click here for the conference brochure and click here for the booking form in word.

Please e-mail [email protected] for any query or ring 0207 967 6044.