Four 90-minute webinars and a workshop via Zoom on how to influence the design of policies to make them fairer and create impact. How can the voluntary sector, and civil society more widely, effectively influence to impact policy? How should you work with key stakeholders to help ensure policies are designed fairly, and are better informed by lived experience? All sessions will be recorded for post event access. This training is for Community activists, campaigners and user-led organisations Charities and NGOs Policy researchers and advisors Anyone involved in influencing and campaigning with a legal dimension You will gain The tools to influence law and policy Insight into better strategising with minimal resources, or through partnerships The skills to platform and facilitate lived experience to help shape fairer, more effective policies Ticket pricing Standard ticket: £99 – for organisations with a turnover more than £400,000 Low-cost tickets: £75 – for organisations with funding up to £400,000 (or thereabouts) Contributory ticket: £30 – for organisations with funding less than £100,00 Student ticket: £20 – for those in full-time education and booking using a valid university email address Free ticket: If you do no have a training budget or are applying independently and are unable to pay, please email a brief explanation to [email protected] to request a free ticket. Please note that PLP is a charity and relies on income from events as part of its funding, so we kindly ask that you purchase a ticket if you are able to do so. Programme Tuesday 24 March, 11:00-12:30 Building relationships to influence parliament and legislation It is not only what you know, but also who you know and who you are able to build relationships with. This session explores effective approaches to developing relationships with parliamentarians, and how to inform, engage, and align MPs and peers with your goals. Chair: Lee Marsons, Public Law Project Julia Modern, Inclusion London Charles Gillies & Hannah Nicholls, Disability Benefit Consortium Alexandra Runswick, Results UK More speakers TBC Tuesday 24 March, 14:30-16:00 What do you want the law to be? Translating policy asks into action How do you translate ambitions for social or legal change into law? One effective way is through drafting amendments. This session will look at how and when to table amendments to maximise their chances of success. It will also consider both proactive and reactive policy engagement, such as submitting written evidence and providing oral evidence to committees, as integral to identifying and advancing opportunities to achieve policy goals. Justin Leslie, Parliamentary Council for Domestic Legislation Ellie Cumbo, Southwark Council Lauren Agnew, Public Law Project Hannah Couchman, Rights of Women Another speaker TBC Wednesday 25 March, 10:00-11:30 Influencing the influencers How do you influence the influencers? Partnering or aligning with better-resourced organisations that already hold influence is one way to amplify your voice, build alliances, and work collaboratively. Our panellists will discuss how to work effectively with influencers or their organisations, and how they position themselves to exert influence. Chair: Emma Norris, IPPR Grace Wyld, Future Governance Forum Zoe Bantleman, ILPA More speakers TBC Wednesday 25 March, 14:00-15:30 Creating platforms for lived experience How can we platform people’s lived experiences, and the individual themselves, ethically and practically? This session looks at how lived experience can better inform and influence policy development. Panellists will explore approaches to involving and empowering people through participation in research and advocacy, including how your organisation can support often vulnerable individuals, through trauma-informed practices and appropriate safeguards. Carlyn Miller & lived-experience expert, British Institute of Human Rights Helen Flynn, Just Fair Clare Fletcher, Hillsborough Law team Immigration champion(s), Shpresa Thursday 26 March 10:00-11:30: Beginner’s workshop This workshop will look at the basics of stakeholder mapping, making first moves and starting relationships to influence law and policy. Facilitator: Caroline Selman, Public Law Project 14:00-15:30: Advanced workshop Content and facilitator TBC Please note: delegates are asked to choose one of the workshops to help keep numbers manageable. 24 March 2026 - 26 March 2026 12:00 am Book now Standard TicketPrice: £99.00VAT: £0.00Total: £99.00Low-cost TicketPrice: £75.00VAT: £0.00Total: £75.00Contributory TicketPrice: £30.00VAT: £0.00Total: £30.00Student TicketPrice: £20.00VAT: £0.00Total: £20.00 ShareClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Book a place Ticket Type Price Spaces Standard Ticket £99.00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 First name * Surname * Email address * Organisation * Workshop choice * Select ... 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