professional regulatory seminar with guest speaker Alan Meyrick

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Blake Lapthorn's Professional Regulatory team were pleased to welcome Alan Meyrick as our guest speaker for our winter seminar held on Thursday 24 November.

Why do we regulate? Is public input into regulation vital to its success? And how might we respond to a rapidly changing world, where new technologies and increasing globalisation are shaping a very different society?

These searching questions were posed by Alan, Chief Executive of the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE), who examined the hot topic of professionally-led regulation in his timely and thought-provoking presentation.

Drawing on his experience of being at the helm of the ‘short-lived project’ of teaching regulation, Mr Meyrick explored the who, why, what, where and how of regulation, arguing in favour of a balance between activity, practitioner and setting.

He highlighted the challenges created by changes in practice, as unregulated groups - such as healthcare support workers and teaching assistants - take on tasks that were once the sole domain of regulated professionals.

Understanding the implications of the latest issues affecting the sector and the most up to date regulatory case law is important for anyone working within the regulatory field.

Blake Lapthorn also provided an informative update on the latest case law. After the seminar there was an opportunity to network and to discuss issues affecting the regulatory sector with the speakers and delegates. View Blake Lapthorn's case summary.

CPD points were available.

programme

4.30 pm	Registration with tea and coffee
4.55 pm	Welcome and introduction - Bradley Albuery, Partner and Head of Blake Lapthorn's Regulatory Practice Group
5.00 pm	Changes in regulation - a view from the education sector - Alan Meyrick, Chief Executive, General Teaching Council
5.30 pm	Legal summary - Bradley Albuery, Blake Lapthorn
6.00 pm	Questions and answer session
6.15 pm	Refreshments
7.00 pm	Close