“As of the 2nd July 2012 the offence of ‘causing or allowing serious physical harm to a child or vulnerable adult’ came into force.”
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Zenith Chambers, 16th July 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
“A father-of-four has criticised an ‘absurd’ court order that bans him from returning his children’s text messages or phone calls.”
The Independent, 17th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The number of children in custody has hit a record low five years after the start of a programme designed to limit the use of prison, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Justice today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th July 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A consultation has been launched concerning proposals for a new regime of joint inspections of multi-agency arrangements for the protection of children in England. The arrangements will concern Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons.”
Family Law Week, 11th July 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Children’s Minister Sarah Teather has published draft clauses for forthcoming legislation to strengthen the role of the Office of the Children’s Commissioner. It follows an independent review of the role, which reported in December 2010.”
Family Law Week, 11th July 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“A & S v. Lancashire County Council [2012] EWHC 1689. The poor quality of provision for children in care was much in the headlines last week. A highly critical report by the Deputy Children’s Commissioner, which found children in many privately run care homes were at high risk of suffering violent or sexual abuse, was followed by the Government’s announcement of plans to speed up the adoption process and allow families who wish to adopt children to foster them first.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“David Cameron said new laws will mean it is ‘standard practice’ for babies to be looked after by approved adopters.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Although CAFCASS was under a statutory duty in general terms to provide a scheme for the representation of children in care proceedings in England, that duty did not extend to a specific obligation to ensure that a particular child in an individual case was represented or that representation should be arranged in accordance with a precise timetable.”
WLR Daily, 29th June 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The government will announce measures to end the ‘export trade’ in vulnerable children around the English regions that has led to concentrations of care homes, some a short walk away from convicted sex offenders.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is to consider putting extra pressure on computer users to filter out pornography when setting up internet accounts.”
BBC News, 28th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two teenage brothers who were abused while living in care are to sue Lancashire County Council after a judge ruled they had been mistreated.”
BBC News, 25th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“These appeals concern requests for extradition in the form of European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) issued, in the joined cases of HH and PH, by the Italian courts, and in the case of FK, a Polish court. The issue in all three was whether extradition would be incompatible with the rights of the appellants’ children to respect for private and family life under Article 8 of the ECHR.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Emma Pinder, Solicitor, of Spring Law considers a Hague Convention case which has attracted extensive attention in Australia and analyses the potential wider impact of the coverage, especially that within social media.”
Family Law Week, 21st June 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“John Tughan, barrister, 4 Paper Buildings, reviews some recent important judgments concerning children public law matters.”
Family Law Week, 18th June 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“The Government has published its plans to overhaul the child protection system. It proposes to scrap unnecessary instruction manuals and replace them with short, precise guidance and checklists listing roles and responsibilities.”
Family Law Week, 13th June 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“The right of both divorced fathers and mothers to see their children is to be enshrined in law for the first time as part of changes to family justice, despite warnings from the government’s independent review and lawyers that it would ‘clog the courts’.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“On 24 February, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in the joined appeals of Dockerill & Healey -v- Tullett, Macefield -v- Bakos and Tubridy -v- Sarwar. The decision may have a significant impact on whether claimant solicitors continue to represent children in personal injury claims where likely damages will be less than £1,000.”
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Zenith Chambers, 10th May 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
“Children who appear on television talent shows or reality TV programmes will have to be licensed under Government plans to prevent them being exploited for ratings.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings considers several recent important judgments covering a range of private law issues concerning children.”
Family Law Week, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“A mother who murdered her two young children and placed their bodies in holdalls in the boot of her car has lost her appeal against sentence.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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