County Lines & Social Housing Conference
Tuesday 10 March 2020
FC Halifax Town, The Shay Stadium, Shaw Hill, Halifax, HX1 2YT
Over the past 12 months, Forbes Solicitors, Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Organised Crime Unit and the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner have been focussing on the key role that Housing Associations can play when tackling county lines in their communities.
This event will explore all aspects of partnership working at a local, regional and national level to ensure that housing practitioners are an integral part of multi-agency action plans.
Police and legal experts will discuss the full use of enforcement tools available to us and Third Sector organisations will identify a wide range of support options. We will also hear first-hand accounts from people who were previously involved in county lines.
Programme
9:30am - Registration & Coffee
10:00am - Opening Address - Detective Chief Superintendent Pat Twiggs - Head of Crime & Head of the Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Organised Crime Unit
10:10am - The Impact of County Lines on the Social Housing Sector - Sir Peter Fahy - Chair, Plus Dane Housing Group
10:20am - Regional & National Approaches for Tackling Cuckooing & County Lines - D.I Andy Farrell - Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Organised Crime Unit
11:20am - Coffee Break
11:40am - Partnership Intelligence Portal - Abi Harper - Intelligence Review Team, West Yorkshire Police
12:00pm - Lived Experience - A Personal Account of Involvement in a County Line
12:20pm - Lunch & Networking
1:20pm - Premises Closure Orders & Other Legal Options - Shirley Faragher - Partner & Head of ASB, Forbes Solicitors & Adrian Tonge - Principle Legal Officer, Leeds City Council
2:05pm - Working in Partnership with Registered Housing Providers - Darren Burton - Head of Housing Consultancy, Forbes Solicitors & Darren Minton - Safeguarding Consultant, Forbes Solicitors & The Home Office
2:20pm - Managing ASB Cases in Leeds - Harvinder Saimbhi - Head of Operational Delivery, Communities & Environment, Leeds City Council
2:50pm - Coffee Break
3:10pm - Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking - D.I. Vicky Wilson - MHST Co-ordinator, Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Organised Crime Unit
3:30pm - Supporting Young People Exposed to the Risks of County Lines - Joe Clay - Project Co-ordinator, The Railway Children
3:45pm - Closing Address - Kate Jowett - Criminal Justice Advisor, Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire
4:00pm - Close
The cost of the seminar is £25 plus VAT which includes lunch. If you book three places, you will receive a fourth place free.
