Child Trafficking & the UK

Child Trafficking & the UK

A joint LSA and Save the Children Scotland Seminar

Current Issues and Research

A half day seminar to discuss UK services and Scottish research concerning trafficked children 

CPD 3 hours

DATE Thursday 11th December 2008

TIME 9.30am to 12.40pm (Registration 9.10am)

VENUE Nye Bevan House, India Street, Glasgow

COST £90.00 full price/£80.00 LSA members/£60.00 Concessionary cost places

OBJECTIVES  The Objectives are:

    • To present recent research on child trafficking in Glasgow
    • To discuss specialist services in respect of child trafficking which already exist in the UK
    • To share learning and experiences and to network
    • To discuss issues around, age assessment, guardianship, legal safeguards and learning from services for adult survivors of trafficking through specialist workshops

PARTICIPANTS  This seminar is relevant for a number of professionals working with children who would like to learn more about the phenomenon of child trafficking in Scotland and the UK.  For example, legal representatives, the police, social workers, key workers, central government staff, members of the Children's Panel Administration, Child Protection Committees, health service staff, counsellors, advice, support and advocacy workers, NGOs and Refugee Community Organisations working with the above client group.

SPEAKERS  The speakers are Paul Rigby, Senior Officer, Child Protection, Social Work Services, Glasgow City Council; Mandy John Baptiste, Children Services Manager, NSPCC Child Trafficking Advice and Information Line; Chris Perkins, Head of the Asylum Assessment Team, Social Work Services, Glasgow City Council; Susan Fisher, Assistant Programme Director, Save the Children Scotland; Clare Tudor, Child Policy Officer, Scottish Refugee Council; Claire Smith, Caseworker, Women and Children's Department, Legal Services Agency and Carolann Nesbit, Development Officer, The Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance (TARA Project).

PROGRAMME

9.10-9.30   Registration

9.30-10.00   Introductions and Quiz

10.00-10.30   Current Research on Child Trafficking in Glasgow; Paul Rigby, Senior Officer, Child Protection, Social Work Services, Glasgow City Council

10.30-11.00   UK Services; Mandy John Baptists, Children Services Manager, NSPCC Child Trafficking Advice and Information Line

11.00-11.25   Tea/Coffee

11.25-12.20   Workshops:

      1. Age Assessment; Facilitated by Chris Perkins, Head of the Asylum Assessment Team, Social Work Services, Glasgow City Council
      2. Guardianship; Facilitated by Susan Fisher, Assistant Programme Director, Save the Children Scotland and Clare Tudor, Child Policy Officer, Scottish Refugee Council
      3. Legal Safeguards, Facilitated by Claire Smith, Caseworker, Women and Children's Department, Legal Services Agency
      4. Learning from Adult Services; Facilitated by Carolann Nesbit, Development Officer, The Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance (TARA Project)

12.20-12.40   Panel Discussion and feedback from workshops

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