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Tuesday, 2 October 2012 11:30 AM

Fringe event - children in care and their forgotten human rights

Labour Party Conference

Come along to our fringe event at the Labour Party Conference. This is being held jointly with The Who Cares? Trust and the topic for discussion is the human rights of children in care.

We are delighted with the array of high profile speakers we have confirmed, which should ensure a lively debate.

Date: Tuesday 2 October 2012

Time: 12.30-2pm

Venue: at Manchester Town Hall, Committee Room 1

Speakers:
Shami Chakrabarti, Chair (Director, Liberty)
Lisa Nandy MP (Shadow Children's Minister)
Claudia Wood (Deputy Director, Demos)
Kevin Williams (Chief Executive, TACT)
Natasha Finlayson (Chief Executive, The Who Cares? Trust)

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