National conference to support local delivery of the Preventing Extremism agenda
31 October 2007, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Programme
09:15 Registration and opportunity to visit exhibition stands
10:15 Introduction and overview of the day
Peter Housden Permanent Secretary Communities and Local Government
10:20 Keynote speech: The importance of the local dimension
Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
(£307.000 with CP since 2003- Leadership Training )
10:35 The threat we face
Sir Norman Bettison, Chief Constable West Yorkshire Police and ACPO lead on PREVENT
Ex CP Advisory Group Merseyside
10:45 The local level response
Andrew Kilburn, Chief Executive Oldham MBC
10:55 Refreshment break
11:15 ‘From One Extreme to the Other’
A performance by the GW Theatre Company
12:15 Lunch and opportunity to visit exhibition stands
13:20 Workshop Session 1
14:25 Workshop Session 2
15:25 Break
15:40 Looking forward: local delivery in 2008/09 and beyond
Parmjit Dhanda MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Communites and Local Government
15:50 My personal journey: how things could have been different
Ed Hussain, author of the Islamist
16:05 Refreshments and opportunity to visit exhibition stands
Workshop Sessions
In the afternoon, there will be a series ofinteractive workshop sessions.
Each workshop will last for one hour and will run twice-please indicate on the delegate booking form which two workshops you wish to attend.
Details of the workshops are as follows:
A Schools, citizenship and working with mosque schools (Madrassahs)
Chair: (to be confirmed) Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners
B Understanding your communities and working in partnership
Chair: Cllr Mahroof Hussain, Cabinst Member Rotherham MBC
C Promoting positive alternatives
Chair: Gerry Sutcliffe MP, Minister for Sport (first session only)
(second session to be confirmed)
D Tackling grievances : Getting the after-incident response right
Chair: Cllr Clyde Loakes, Leader of Waltham Forest Council
E Supporting young people and mainstreaming the PREVENT agenda
Chair: (to be confirmed) David Williams Local Government Association
F Developingleadership and building capacity in the community
Chair: Julia Middleton, Chief Executive Common Purpose (first session)
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (second session)
G Supporting Faith Institutions
Chair: (to be confirmed) Henry Grunwald, President Board of Deputies of British Jews
H Universities and Further Education
Chair: Tony McNulty MP, Minister of State for Policing, Security and Community Safety (first session)
Bill Rammell MP, Minister of State, Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education (second session)
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