ALARM Midlands: Safeguarding communities - evolving risks & responsibilities

James Arrowsmith

Partner, Browne Jacobson

James is passionate about social care and the contribution it makes to supporting people in our communities. James leads a team whose purpose is to support clients in the sector to keep delivering their best. He and his team work with private and public sector clients on social care provision, and safeguarding practice, including supporting them when things go wrong or disputes arise.

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Henry Bermingham

Partner, Weightmans LLP

Henry is a public sector specialist with over 25 years' experience in advising public sector bodies.

He specialises in social care claims, highways, human rights, occupiers' liability, employers' liability, stress, public rights of way and 'power and duty' cases. His work includes recovery of indemnities under outsource contracts and contributions from abusers. With particular experience in CSE (Child sexual exploitation), he is used to dealing with the press and is media trained.

Chambers & Partners describes Henry as "an experienced personal injury solicitor with comprehensive knowledge of litigation concerning public sector bodies", while The Legal 500 notes that he is known for "his expertise in social care work involving historic abuse".

He was President of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) in 2008. He is an active contributor to ALARM, speaks and writes regularly on public sector issues.

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Phil Farrar

National Development Director, Risk Management Partners

Phil began his career in 1986 with Municipal Mutual and worked at two of their branches where he stayed for 12 years, working as part of their National Public Sector Team. He joined RMP in 2004, where he was responsible for service delivery in the North of England and Scotland, as well as managing his own accounts.

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Chris Griffin

Director of Organisational Risk and Resilience, University of Southampton

Chris has worked in risk management roles for 18 years, predominantly within the criminal justice system, and the last four years within higher education. 

Chris Griffin is the Director of Organisational Risk and Resilience for the University of Southampton. Concurrently, he is also an Independent Domestic Abuse Related Death Review Chair and Author and a Specialist Forensic Risk Assessor for sexual harm, domestic abuse, and partner vulnerability.

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