Policing and Prosecution Conference 2011 the Changing Landscape Tuesday 29 November 2011, London
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EARN 6 CPD HOURS REUTERS/Toby Melville POLICING AND PROSECUTION CONFERENCE 2011 THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2011, LONDON Ensure that you are fully up to date with the latest developments in policing, investigation and prosecution of crime including: • Elected Police and Crime Commissioners • Changes to bail, remand and legal aid • Amendments to the PACE codes • Application of corporate manslaughter legislation to cases of death in police custody • Retention of DNA and duties to protect victims and witnesses • Reviews of disclosure in criminal cases POLICING AND PROSECUTION CONFERENCE 2011 TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2011, GRAND CONNAUGHT ROOMS, 61-65 GREAT QUEEN STREET, LONDON WC2B 5DA Policing and the prosecution of crime WHAT DO THESE DRAMATIC CHANGES WILL YOU BENEFIT FROM ATTENDING? has never been so high-profile or MEAN FOR PRACTITIONERS AND If your work requires any knowledge of the so controversial. From legislation POLICY-MAKERS? law relating to policing or the prosecution implementing new arrangements for • Policing the streets – from political of offences, this conference is the ideal police accountability, through measures protest to urban disorder, what is new forum for ensuring you are fully up to date designed to save money in an era of in this perennially controversial field? with developments in these fast-moving austerity, to important new case-law – a • Protecting victims and witnesses – how and controversial areas. Attendance will fundamentally new landscape is emerging. do key recent cases affect the law? be of most benefit to: Amongst recent and imminent legislative • Elected Police Commissioners – Prosecution authorities: changes are: elected Police and Crime how will this fundamentally new • Crown Prosecution Service Commissioners; changes to bail, remand development affect the day-to-day • Serious Fraud Office and legal aid; amendments to the PACE work of the police? codes; and the application of corporate • Police detention – how will the Police: manslaughter legislation to cases of death corporate manslaughter provisions be • Force solicitors in police custody. applied? • Senior officers Significant new case-law will affect public • Surveillance – how will changes to the • Association of Chief Police Officers order policing, retention of DNA and duties Regulations of Investigatory Powers • Police Federation to protect victims and witnesses. Act affect the law in this area? • Police Superintendants Association • Police bail – in the aftermath of And further important developments are in • Police authorities Hookway and emergency bail the pipeline – such as reviews of disclosure legislation, how is the system working Lawyers in private practice, working in in criminal cases and of all aspects of in practice? the following fields: victim support. • PACE Codes – what has been the effect • Prosecution The Policing and Prosecution Conference of February 2011’s amendments to • Criminal defence will examine the new arrangements in codes A (stop and search), B (searching • Actions against the police detail and look at their implications for premises) and D (identification)? • Public law your work. • Human rights law Specialist breakout sessions will examine • Health and safety the key topical issues in: Judges and magistrates • Public order policing Academics • Duties to victims and witnesses NGOs • Police detention • Surveillance and disclosure This will be an ideal opportunity to gain an overview of these fundamental changes and to discuss their impact with speakers and delegates from a wide range of perspectives. JUSTICE is a UK-based charity. It promotes access to justice, human rights and the rule of law – through research, education, lobbying and interventions in the courts. JUSTICE relies on its members and supporters for the funds to continue its work. Members receive priority notice of JUSTICE activities and are entitled to discounts on publications and events – including this conference. For more information, visit www.justice.org.uk BOOK YOUR VISIT sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/policing-conference-2011 PLACE TODAY OR Return the order form overleaf FOR FURTHER EMAIL [email protected] INFORMATION CALL 020 7393 7589 EXPERT COVERAGE OF THE ISSUES 9.00 REGISTRATION 13.45 AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS 9.30 MORNING PLENARY SESSION: RECENT LEGAL (please choose one session from following two) DEVELOPMENTS IN POLICING AND PROSECUTION 3. POLICE DETENTION INTRODUCTION FROM THE CHAIR Hugh Davies, 3 Raymond Buildings Suzanne Lambert, One Crown Office Row Alison Macdonald, Matrix Chambers KEYNOTE SPEECH Examine in detail: Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions • Application of Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 to police detention as of 10:00 PLENARY SPEECH: KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN POLICE LAW September 2011 Tim Owen QC, Matrix Chambers • Duties imposed by the Human Rights Act 1998 and A comprehensive review of the recent and imminent other enactments changes and how they affect the law relating to the police • Bail - the landmark case of Hookway and the 10.30 QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION consequent Police (Bail and Detention) Act 2011 Bail, 11.00 COFFEE BREAK now the subject of legal controversy 11.15 MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS 4. SURVEILLANCE AND DISCLOSURE (please choose one session from following two) Eric Metcalfe, Monckton Chambers 1. PUBLIC ORDER POLICING Stephen H Smith, Legal Adviser, Attorney General’s Office John Halford, Bindmans Discuss upcoming significant changes developing these Iain Steele, Blackstone Chambers key areas, including: From student and environmental protests to the • The rules governing surveillance laid down by the widespread disorder seen on the streets this summer, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 which public order policing is an issue in the spotlight. Explore: (will be amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act) • The latest law with regards to stop and search • Lord Justice Gross’s review of disclosure in criminal • Recent case-law including R(Moos and McClure) v MPC cases and the issue of public interest immunity and R(Castle) v MPC 15.15 TEA BREAK 2. DUTIES TO VICTIMS AND WITNESSES 15.30 AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION: THE NEW Nogah Ofer, Bhatt Murphy Solicitors POLICING LANDSCAPE Simon Spence QC, 18 Red Lion Court Sir Hugh Orde, President, Association of Chief Police Officers Victim and witness rights at the investigative and trial (to be confirmed) stages have been under increasing scrutiny in the recent 2011 is a year of enormous change for the police. Consider past. Examine: and assess: • The positive obligations arising from the key cases • The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act of AP v HM Coroner Worcestershire, OOO and others v heralding the radical innovation of democratically MPC and Rantsev v Cyprus. elected Police and Crime Commissioners • Other significant developments regarding CPS • The challenge of government spending cuts and decision-making, domestic homicide reviews and the maintaining police effectiveness on smaller budgets Ministry of Justice and CPS reviews of victim support • Increased pressure from public protest and civil disorder 12.45 LUNCH • The effect of corruption allegations surrounding the phone-hacking scandal and the on-going Leveson Inquiry • Issues arising from the inquest into the death of Ian Tomlinson Sir Hugh will then join a panel of experts to analyse and discuss the issues and to answer questions from delegates. 16.00 PANEL DISCUSSION Deborah Glass, Chief Executive, Independent Police Complaints Commission Jules Carey, Tuckers Solicitors Chaired by: Roger Smith, JUSTICE 17.00 CLOSE Please note that programme is subject to change without notice POLICE AND PROSECUTION CONFERENCE 2011 Material No.: 539506 TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2011 GRAND CONNAUGHT ROOMS, 61-65 GREAT QUEEN STREET, LONDON WC2B 5DA Please complete a separate form for each delegate, photocopy if necessary PERSONAL / ORGANISATIONAL DETAILS Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS and BLACK INK HOW TO BOOK Title: First Name: Surname: POST: Sweet & Maxwell Conferences Job Title: Freepost Firm/Organisation: PO Box 2000 Nature of business: Andover Address: SP10 9AH United Kingdom FAX: 020 7393 8051 Postcode: Country: ONLINE: sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/policing- Telephone: Fax: conference-2011 Email address: Dietary requirements: FOR ENQUIRIES Morning breakout session 1st choice 2nd choice CALL: 020 7393 7589 Afternoon breakout session EMAIL: [email protected] 1st choice 2nd choice FEES Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS and BLACK INK Standard delegate fee £425.00 + £85.00 VAT=£510.00 JUSTICE Member fee £350.00 + £70.00 VAT = £420.00 JUSTICE annual membership fee £70 – for more information visit www.justice.org.uk Academic Fee £245.00 + £49.00 VAT = £294.00 Voluntary/charitable organisation fee £155.00 + £31.00 VAT = £186.00 (For law centres, barristers under 3 years of call, pupils and trainees – a limited number of places are available at this rate) Promotion code Please enter your registered charity number: (please quote in all correspondence): Fees include course materials and refreshments. 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