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Association of Prison Lawyers Annual Conference and AGM

When: Friday 31 January 2025 from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm (followed by drinks!)

Where: Doughty Street Chambers, London

Cost of tickets: £100 for non-members; £50 for Members (reduced to £40 for bookings of three or more from any one firm)

You can book via this link: Buy tickets – Association of Prison Lawyers Annual Conference and AGM – Doughty Street Chambers.

Lunch will be provided.

The conference will include:

  • An update from the new Parole Board CEO, Cecelia French, judicial member Peter Rook and Chief Operating Officer Faith Geary;
  • Updates from the Legal Aid Agency;
  • Case law updates from Simon Creighton and Stephanie Davin
  • Supporting clients serving the IPP sentences including Dr Callum Ross and a representative from UNGRIPP

APL Members – Please note that we will also hold our AGM at the conference. If you wish to nominate a committee member, please complete the nomination form available here and email to administrator@associationofprisonlawyers.co.uk

We are planning a further conference in Manchester or Birmingham in the Spring/Summer 2025 and have purposefully set the start time of this conference for 11am to enable colleagues from further afield to attend.

LOCATION

Doughty Street Chambers, Wc1n 2ls