Legal Action Group is running a one-day course, Recent Developments in Traveller Law, which highlights developments in the law affecting Travelling People. It is designed for legal aid practitioners, Travelleradvice and liaison workers and voluntary sector workers with a basic knowledge of Traveller issues. Local government housing, planning and education departments responsible for Gypsy and Traveller matters will also find this course particularly useful.<\/p>\n
The course is run by lawyers, who are experts in this field of law, and it is essential to attend if you want to know about Travellers\u2019 rights on a wide range of issues ranging from eviction to education and health.<\/p>\n
Topics include:<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 Eviction<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 case law update<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 the Human Rights Act and its impact on public authorities<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 police, local authorities, government departments and others<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 homelessness in the light of R (Margaret Price) v Carmarthenshire County Council<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 security of tenure on official sites<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 new government changes to law and guidance<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 Town and country planning<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 update on case law and planning policy<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 consequences of Chapman v UK and South Bucks v Porter<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 development plans, development control and enforcement<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 the Planning and Compensation Bill<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 Human rights<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 positive theoretical UK judgments<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 negative practical UK judgments<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 ECHR accommodation judgments<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 ECHR environmental and health judgments<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 update of ECHR Roma judgments<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 Race relations<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 The Race Relations (Amendment) Act and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 race equalities schemes<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 Education and health<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 the duty to provide health care services<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 education issues affecting Travellers\u2019 children<\/p>\n
Details: 9.30am – 5.15pm, Thursday 25 September 2003 at 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1 6NX, \u00a3259 + VAT.<\/p>\n
For more information, email Legal Action Group\u2019s Training Team at courses@lag.org.uk<\/a> or call 020 7833 7434.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Legal Action Group is running a one-day course, Recent Developments in Traveller Law, which highlights developments in the law affecting Travelling People. It is designed for legal aid practitioners, Travelleradvice and liaison workers and voluntary sector workers with a basic … Continue reading