*NEW* Edge DoLS Conference- 5th June 2026

Our 5th June conference in Central London will feature a variety of topics and guest speakers carefully selected to be of maximum use to Best Interests Assessors (BIAs), DoLS Mental Health Assessors and other DoLS professionals.  

Attendance at the conference will serve as an annual update to continue in the role of a Best Interests Assessor or Mental Health Assessor under DoLS.

Venue: Central London WC2A (exact address confirmed with ticket purchase)

Start: 10:00 (Registration from 09:15)

End: 16:15

Price: 

IN PERSON TICKET £195 plus VAT per ticket -  fee includes refreshments and a sandwich lunch along with a paper conference pack and a PDF certificate.

ONLINE TICKET £155 plus VAT per ticket - fee includes access via Zoom, a PDF conference pack and a PDF certificate.  

Conference details will be emailed direct to delegate(s) upon completion of their booking.  10% discount for groups of 10 or more in one booking.

All Event bookings must be made online with payment made in full by credit/debit card.  We do not send invoices/use purchase order numbers for Event bookings for NHS delegates  (this policy does not affect our commissioned bookings) Questions? Email events@edgetraining.org.uk  or call 07341 277487.

SPEAKERS

We are delighted to announce our key note speaker will be Victoria Butler-Cole KC.  

Victoria Butler-Cole KC is a a Deputy High Court Judge, leading Court of Protection barrister and co author of the highly popular 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report 

In October 2025, Victoria represented the charities, Mencap, Mind and the National Autistic Society before seven Supreme Court judges in the hugely significant case of A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. 

One of the key issues the Supreme Court is being asked to decide is whether people aged 16 and over who lack capacity to make decisions about their care and treatment, can give valid consent to their confinement (objective DoL) through the expression of their wishes and feelings. Judgment has not yet been handed down. 

Victoria will be addressing the conference on the key issues in this case and also providing a DoLS legal update

Note: If the judgment is published by the date of the conference, this will form part of the presentation. 

Further Information and Resources

Watch the brief Edge recap film on the key issues and its impact on people lacking mental capacity

Watch the hearings on the Supreme Court website in full, including Victoria Butler-Cole KC's submissions on behalf of the charities. 

Read the associated case papers on the Supreme Court Website 

More Speakers to be annouced soon!

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