Welfare to Work Convention 2007
The 2007 Welfare to Work Convention focused on the challenges of more difficult labour market, continued budget reductions, the welfare reform and skills debates and mixed news on targets.
Venue: International Convention Centre (ICC), Birmingham
Date(s): 20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
Keynote speakers:
- John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- David Freud - author of the Freud Report on welfare reform
- Lesley Strathie, Chief Executive, Jobcentre Plus
- David Ruffley MP, Shadow Minister for Work
- Alan Cave, Delivery Director, Delivery Directorate, Work Welfare and Equalities Group, Department for Work and Pensions
Key themes for 2007
- Welfare reform: benefits, programmes and delivery
- Child Poverty
- Skills and employment
- Equality in the labour market.
Convention programme
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