Using the law to fight the local cuts – a workshop - NAVCA

 In the chair: Kevin Curley, Chief Executive, NAVCA

 

Public law barristers, Doughty Street Chambers in London and public law solicitors, Irwin Mitchell in Sheffield are working with NAVCA to provide more support to members as the next wave of local cuts sweeps in this winter.

 

This approach builds on our successful public law training programme, a five years' partnership with the Public Law Project. The events also form part of NAVCA's support to members in the face of local funding cuts.

 

This event entitled 'using the law to fight the local cuts' is being held in Leeds on 10 January.

 

As with our one day courses in public law, the aim is to equip you with the skills to identify when a local authority or Primary Care Trust may be behaving illegally by deciding to cut without proper consultation or without regard to the impact of the cut on disabled people, black people, women and other disadvantaged groups.

 

Steve Broach and Alex Rook, the two speakers at the event, have recent experience of successful challenges, forcing local councils and the NHS both to reverse cuts decisions and to consult properly. In some places proper consultation has created a 'space' for dialogue which has produced better results for the local voluntary sector.

 

More details and booking information from www.navca.org.uk/