Parents ‘should decide care of baby’ – BBC News
‘The parents of a seven-month-old baby who are challenging doctors in court to keep him on life support say they deserve the right to judge his care.’
BBC News, 7th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: care orders
Social worker loses appeal over ruling by judge that she improperly altered records – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Family Court has dismissed an appeal by a social worker against a finding that she improperly altered records concerning children in care proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st March 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Cloisters column part two – ‘Premature Labelling? A child-centred approach to questions of gender identity’ – Cloisters
‘This is part two of a two-part series on trans rights from leading equality and human rights barrister Claire McCann at Cloisters. Part one explores toilets and gender identity.’
Cloisters, 14th February 2017
Source: www.cloisters.com
How is the PLO working? What is its impact on court process and outcome? – Family Law Week
‘The last five years have brought important reforms to care proceedings. The Judiciary made proposals for modernising family justice with a focus on strong judicial leadership, judicial continuity and better case management.2 The Family Justice Review3 recommended that the duration of care proceedings should be limited to 26 weeks, that fewer experts should be instructed in proceedings and there should be more limited scrutiny of the care plan, with the court considering only the plan for permanency (care by the parents(s), placement in the extended family, long-term fostering, or adoption) and not matters such as services for the child and contact arrangements. The Review’s recommendations were enacted in the Children and Families Act 2014, supplemented by new procedural rules (the PLO 2014) and implemented on April 22, 2014. This date also marked the opening of the Family Court, replacing the triple jurisdiction of the Family Proceedings Court, the County Court and the High Court. ‘
Family Law Week, 17th February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Family judge condemns 2,000-page bundle – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A family judge has expressed his disapproval at the ‘unwarranted expenditure’ in a case where a local authority breached Article 8 rights under the European Convention on Human Rights by taking an infant into care.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th February 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Kirklees council breached parents’ human rights by removing baby – The Guardian
‘Social workers have been accused of breaching the human rights of a couple after their week-old baby was taken off them in hospital when the father praised “the benefits of formula milk”.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
City settles claim over failure to protect woman when in care as child – Local Government Lawyer
‘Peterborough City Council has reached an out of court settlement with a woman who accused it of failing to protect her when she was in its care as a child.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge lambasts council and police for flaws in investigation and care case – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has strongly criticised a council and a police force for serious breaches of the Human Rights Act, after two children were retained in care despite their mother not being charged with an offence following her arrest.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
British couple suspected of trying to join Isis allowed to keep children – The Guardian
‘A British couple have won a legal fight to be reunited with their children after being arrested on suspicion of trying to travel to Syria to join Islamic State.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children: Public Law Update (December 2016) – Family Law Week
‘John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important judgments in the field of public children law.’
Family Law Week, 7th December 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Parents fear transgender children will be taken away after court ruling – The Guardian
‘Parents of transgender children fear their ex-partners will sue them for custody of their children after the high court ruled that a seven-year-old child who identified as transgender should be removed from the care of their mother.’
The Guardian, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
16-year-old’s representation plight highlights pro bono dependency – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed a 16-year-old involved in care proceedings to instruct her own solicitor in a case highlighting the extent to which pro bono solicitors are now needed to resolve representation challenges.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th November 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Seven-year-old boy ‘living life entirely as a girl’ removed from mother’s care by judge – The Independent
‘A seven-year-old boy who was “living life entirely as a girl” has been removed from his mother’s care following a ruling by a High Court judge.’
The Independent, 22nd October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Average time for disposal of care proceedings steady at 27 weeks: report – Local Government Lawyer
‘The average time for the disposal of a care or supervision application made in April to June 2016 in England and Wales was 27 weeks, remaining steady over the past year, the latest quarterly report on family court statistics has revealed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th October 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge voices fears over ‘relentless rise’ in child care cases following Baby P tragedy – Daily Telegraph
‘The effect of the Baby P case has contributed to a “crisis” in the children’s care system, the president of the High Court’s Family Division has said. Sir James Munby called for urgent research into why the number of cases in which children can be separated from their parents on the application of a council had more than doubled in the last decade.’
Latest view from the President’s Chambers
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Duties of Local Authorities to Unaccompanied Migrant Children – Family Law Week
‘Jennifer Kotilaine, barrister of 42 Bedford Row, analyses the duties of local authorities to unaccompanied migrant children in the light of the House of Lords European Union Select Committee’s recent critical report on the subject.’
Family Law Week, 1st September 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Legal representation in care proceedings under review – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A government review into representation of children in public law cases could lead to lawyers being removed at certain stages in proceedings.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th September 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Father who backs ‘harmful’ alternative cancer medication should have baby taken into care, says judge – Daily Telegraph
‘A baby boy whose father advocates the use of “harmful alternative medication” should be taken into council care, a family court judge has decided.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Courts must prepare for significant increases in care cases, says top judge – Local Government Lawyer
‘The family courts must plan on the basis that there will continue to be significant increases in care cases, the President of the Family Division has warned.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
And There Lurks the Minotaur: The Interrelationship Between the Inherent Jurisdiction and Section 25, CA 1989: Part II – Family Law Week
‘Alex Laing, barrister of Coram Chambers, considers further the interrelationship of secure accommodation and the inherent jurisdiction and the principles which should govern its use.’
Family Law Week, 8th July 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
