[WiLT] Managing Child Sex Offenders in the Community - Prevention and Protection through Partnership

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Managing Child Sex Offenders in the Community
Prevention and Protection through Partnership

A Capita Conference supported by the NSPCC and NCH
Friday, 28th September 2007 - Central London

* Chair: Jon Brown, Deputy Director of Children's Services, NCH and
Former Chair, National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers, NOTA
* Penny Barker - National MAPPA Lead Public Protection Unit Home
Office
* Bob McDonald - Senior Policy Advisor Mental Health Department of
Health
* DI Tony Baxter - Public Protection Unit Lancashire Constabulary
* Geraldine O'Hare - Head of Psychology Services Probation Board for
Northern Ireland
* Andy Shackleton - Childcare Manager Children's Services Blackpool
Council
* Dr Zoe Hilton - Policy Advisor NSPCC

'There are few crimes more damaging, more emotive and more sensitive
than sexual offences against children. The impact of these offences on
the victims and their families is devastating.' John Reid, Review of
the Protection of Children from Sex Offenders, June 2007

With the new recommendations to more effectively manage child sex
offenders recently announced by the Home Office - Police, the
Probation and Prison Services and other key stakeholders in Local
Government and the community now have an even greater responsibility
for the safeguarding of our children.

Maintaining the existing safeguards and the introduction of another 20
measures will put increasing pressure on our services and resources:
pressures which will be felt across the public sector. Implementing
the new measures requires a cross-sector, multi-agency approach and
the buy-in from stakeholders, practitioners and communities.
Understanding the implications of the measures, where responsibility
lies and how to best implement the requirements is vital to their
success.

This timely conference brings together the key stakeholders across the
sector to share ways to effectively manage sex offenders in the
community.

Benefits of attending
* Hear from the Home Office about the new measures due to be
implemented and their effect on your organisation
* Consider the role health professionals can play in managing sex
offenders
* Find out about the various drug treatments available and when they
can be used
* Benefit from a pilot case study of a Risk Assessment Model for
practitioners currently being trialled in Northern Ireland
* Learn from a multi-agency project that is effectively implementing
joint working across police and the public sector
* Understand the role of the LSCB and how it can effectively engage in
the MAPPA process
* Find out about the emerging gaps in public protection and the
importance of community education

Who should attend
* MAPPA Coordinators/Advisors
* MAPPA Strategic Management Boards
* Neighbourhood Policing Teams
* Child & Family Protection Officers
* Sex Offender Intelligence and Management Officers
* Probation Officers
* Victim Support Officers
* Data Protection Managers
* Vice Units
* Child Abuse Investigation Units
* Public Protection Units
* Police Authority Chairs and Members
* Youth Justice Board Members
* HM Prison Area Managers
* LSCB Members
* Heads of Children's Services / Youth Services / Social Services
* Data Sharing/Protection Officers
* Child Protection Officers/Advisors
* Social Workers
* Care Home Managers
* YOTs
* Health Professionals
* Directors of Education
* Voluntary and Community Groups
* CPS, NOMS, HM Prison Service, Probation Service, HMIC
* NPIA, IPCC, CRB, ACPO, ACPOS, APA, Police Federation
* ADECS, ADSS
* HO, DCA, DH, DfCSF
* Regional and Devolved Government Offices

Concessionary Discount @ £195.00 (£229.13 inc. VAT) Only charities
registered with the Charity Commission are eligible for this discount.

To download the complete programme and / or to book online go to
http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/OurConferences/Police/Managing+Child+Sex+Offenders+in+the+Community.htm