Convention agenda

Welcome and introduction from YJB
Bob Reitemeier, Chief Executive, The Children’s Society and
YJB Board Member
Frances Done, Chair, YJB

The Next Ten Years of Reform
Rt Hon David Hanson MP, Minister of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice

Panel Session – Youth Justice Priorities
Chair: Bob Reitemeier, Chief Executive, The Children’s Society and YJB Board Member
Panel members include:
Rt Hon David Hanson MP, Minister of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice
David Bell, Permanent Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families
Simon Perry, Director of Targeted Services, Rotherham MBC
Juliet Lyon, Director, Prison Reform Trust
Andrew Webb, Director of Children's Services, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council and Policy Lead on youth crime/youth justice, Association of Directors of Children's Services
Assistant Chief Constable Sue Cross, North Yorkshire Police

Questions and answers

Performance from Recre8
Recre8 is a drama and psychology-based company who work with persistent young offenders and those at risk of offending.

Delegates should choose to attend one of the following six seminars. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to maximum capacities. Each seminar will be chaired by a YJB Board Member or a senior member of YJB staff.

How significant is the Neighbourhood Policing role in youth offending?
Chair: Charles Clark, YJB Board Member

Dr Andy Briers, Safer Schools Programme, Metropolitan Police Service
Shaun de Souza Brady, Chief Inspector Youth Team, Safer Neighbourhoods Unit, Metropolitan Police Service
Inspector Les Portman, South Yorkshire Police

How involved should community involvement be?
Chair: Salima Hafejee, YJB Board Member

Caroline Trevithick, Youth Involvement Inspector, Metropolitan Police Service
Liz Lockwood, Manager, Family Care Team, Daubeney Primary School
Yasmeen Maqbool, Project Manager, Youth Inclusion Programme, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough YMCA

Work with parents and families – encouraging responsibility
Chair: Rosanna O'Connor, YJB Board Member

Pam MacDonald-Brown, Deputy Head, Rosemary Musker School
Terri Mikilik, Inclusion Manager, Rosemary Musker School
Sally Sherwin, Family Liaison Worker, HMYOI Huntercombe
Sue Merryfield, Family Liaison Worker, HMYOI Huntercombe

Developing restorative approaches to resolve conflict
Chair: Graham Robb, YJB Board Member

Helen Teden, Head of Safeguarding, HMYOI Brinsford
John Bennett, RJ Lead, HMYOI Ashfield
Tim Ewen, Head of Criminal Justice, Lancashire Constabulary

Chief Superintendent David Harvey, Head of Prevention and Pre-Courts, YJB

The Youth Taskforce Action Plan and positive activities
Chair: Bob Ashford, Head of Youth Justice Strategy, YJB

Anne Weinstock, Director, Youth Taskforce, DCSF
Nigel Dixon, Creative Director, Green Card Initiative, Suffolk
Detective Sergeant Daye Goddard, Green Card Initiative, Suffolk  Police

Case study: the Early Intervention City
Chair: Brendan Finegan, Director of Strategy, YJB

Dr Samantha Callan, Family Law Commission and Early Years Working Group, The Centre for Social Justice
Steve Spear, Director of Strategy, Nottingham Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
Ian Curryer, Director of Targeted Services for Children and Young People, Nottingham City Council

Buffet lunch, exhibition and networking
Art exhibition to take place in exhibition area

Delegates should choose to attend one of the following six seminars. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to maximum capacities. Each seminar will be chaired by a YJB Board Member or a senior member of YJB staff.

Ensuring the right mix of intervention
Brendan Finegan, Director of Strategy, YJB

Professor PO Wikstrom, Professor of Ecological and Development Criminology (Institute of Criminology), University of Cambridge
Jane Mackenzie, England Policy Officer, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

A systematic approach to reducing custody: learning from Newcastle and Stafford
Judge David Simpson, YJB Board Member

Penelope Gibbs, Director of strategy to reduce child and youth imprisonment, Prison Reform Trust
Chris Stanley, Adviser to Nacro and Prison Reform Trust
on Youth Justice
Rod Stapley, Manager, Newcastle Youth Offending Team
Alex Griffiths, Intensive Fostering Supervisor, Staffordshire Youth Offending Team

Darren, Young Person, Staffordshire Youth Offending Team

Addressing the needs of young victims and the links between victimisation and offending
Charles Clark, YJB Board Member

Judith Edwards, Strategic Development Manager, Victim Support
Steve Boote, RJ Co-ordinator, Liverpool Youth Offending Service

Developing successful drug and alcohol interventions
Rosanna O'Connor, YJB Board Member

Jane Wilson, Senior Development Manager, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Jez Stannard, Senior Policy Advisor and Programme Manager, Department for Children, Schools and Families
Ian Whitehouse, Youth Inclusion Unit, Department for Children,
Schools and Families
Sharon Flynn, Head of Young People’s Substance Misuse Services,
HMPYOI Feltham
Jeremy Warren, Performance Management & Information Officer,
Flintshire Youth Justice Service

Education, training and employment – engaging youth
Graham Robb, YJB Board Member

Gill King, Policy Manager, Learning and Skills Council
Kate Halliday, Policy Manager, Learning and Skills Council
Lucy Bogue, Women and Young People’s Group, HMPS
Denise Edghill, Training & Employment Initiative Manager, Southampton City Council
Maxine Harty, Offender Learning Journey Manager, HMYOI Ashfield

Interventions to tackle violent crime
David Monk, Head of Practice Framework and Innovation, YJB

Omar Khan, Preston United
Danny Lafayette, Violent Crime Unit, Community Violence,
Home Office
Florence Kroll, Head of Service, Hackney Youth Offending Team
Marilyn Welsh, Head of Safeguarding, HMYOI Werrington

Awards ceremony
Frances Done, Chair, YJB

Achieving positive outcomes for young people from custody and resettlement
Professor Alison Liebling, Institute of Criminology,
Cambridge University

PANEL DISCUSSION – How can we improve outcomes for young people in custody across England and Wales?
Chair: Polly Toynbee, Political and Social Commentator,
The Guardian
Erwin James, Writer and former prisoner
Vicky O’Dea, former Director, Ashfield YOI
Joyce Moseley, Chief Executive, Catch22