Change, Challenge and Opportunity Conference 2012
Our first annual conference ‘Change, Challenge and Opportunity’ was held on 12 November at NCVO. Those who attended were able to put questions to a panel of experts on the the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC) schemes. There were also workshops covering social care, transport and the Work Capability Assessment.
Speakers
- Alex Rook, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors - Challenging unlawful cuts
- Liz Sayce, Chief Executive, Disability Rights UK - Where next for disability rights?
- Phil Friend OBE, Board of Trustees - closing comments from Disability Rights UK
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) panel members
- Steve Lismore, Head of Stakeholder Engagement
- Mary Hipkin – PIP
- Michael Hewson – PIP
- Richard Llewellyn-Davies – Universal Credit
Workshops
Social Care – led by Marije Davidson, with Simon Gillespie, Chair of the Care and Support Alliance and Clare Hensman and Amy White from Department of Health.
Transport – led by Sue Bott, with Declan O’Mahoney, Motability, and Mike Lambden, National Express.
Work Capability Assessment – led by Neil Coyle, with Tom Pollard, Mind on supporting a legal challenge the WCA and the work of the Evidence Based Review.
Disability Rights UK would like to thank all those who contributed and attended to make this event a success. We would also like to thank Irwin Mitchell, who sponsored the event.
