Adoptive parents guilty of child cruelty – The Independent
“A couple who allowed their adopted children to be abused by two paedophiles were found guilty of child cruelty today.”
The Independent, 25th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: children
Tricky task of sentencing the young for serious crimes
“Two 11-year-old boys have been given a three-year supervision order for the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl in a west London park. But how does the offenders’ age affect the sentence?”
BBC News, 18th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Four-year-old apologises as part of scheme where criminals say sorry to victims – Daily Telegraph
“A boy aged four is believed to be the youngest child in Britain to be dealt with under a scheme which involves criminals apologising to victims.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court backs boy who rejected father – The Independent
“A schoolboy who was told by a judge that he must live with the father he claimed to hate yesterday succeeded in forcing the High Court to reverse its decision.”
The Independent, 12th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
R (PM) v Hertfordshire County Council – WLR Daily
R (PM) v Hertfordshire County Council [2010] EWHC 2056 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 229
“A local authority charged with obligations to children under ss 17 and 20 of the Children Act 1989 was not bound by a simple finding of fact by the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) as to the age of an applicant for support. Such a finding was not a judgment in rem nor otherwise binding in law on the local authority, or on other strangers to the asylum and immigration appeal.”
WLR Daily, 6th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
IPCC takes no action after girl hit by Taser by mistake – BBC News
“The police watchdog has said it will take no action against officers after a 14-year-old girl was accidentally shot with a Taser in Nottinghamshire.”
BBC News, 6th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children left in danger by court delays – The Guardian
“Children are being damaged by unprecedented delays in the family courts in England and Wales, where judges can now take up to 65 weeks to decide whether it is safe for them to remain with their parents, Britain’s largest children’s charity says today.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child protection database to be switched off – BBC News
“A £235m government database containing the records of England’s 11 million children is being switched off.”
BBC News, 6th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call for ‘urgent action’ on children’s services – Law Society’s Gazette
“A group of 18 legal, medical and child care organisations has called for urgent action to reform the delivery of court services to children in family proceedings.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th August 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Nine jailed after girl forced into prostitution – The Independent
“Nine men have been jailed after a 14-year-old girl was preyed upon and forced into prostitution.”
The Independent, 3rd August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lekpo-Bozua v Hackney London Borough Council (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government intervening) – WLR Daily
“An applicant for accommodation could establish a priority need under the Housing Act 1996 because a dependent child was residing with her, where the dependent child was an European Economic Area national from abroad, even though the child did not have a permanent right to reside but was subject to immigration control, but the housing authority’s duty was then the restricted duty provided for under s 193(7AA) of the 1996 Act as amended. Under either the amended or unamended provisions the duty would have been the full duty had the dependent child had a right of permanent residence in the United Kingdom. Moreover, a failure by the host member state to enforce the removal of the dependent child after three months did not graduate by waiver to her acquiring a permanent right to residence.”
WLR Daily, 28th July 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Boys’ attempted rape conviction appeals rejected – BBC News
“Two boys who were found guilty of the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl in west London have lost their appeals against their convictions.”
BBC news, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family court service criticised over increased demand – BBC News
“The agency which looks after children’s interests in court has not dealt efficiently with an increase in cases since the death of Baby Peter in 2007, an audit finds.”
BBC News, 28th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Khyra Ishaq tragedy: ministers urged to tighten law on home education – The Guardian
“Ministers must urgently review the law on home education to prevent further tragedies, the independent review into the death of Khyra Ishaq recommended today.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Starved girl Khyra Ishaq’s death ‘was preventable’ – BBC News
“The death of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death could have been prevented, a report has found.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Schoolboys launch rape conviction appeal – The Independent
“Two boys found guilty of attempting to rape a girl of eight launch challenges against their convictions today.”
The Independent, 27th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Iraqi pupil to be thrown out of Britain over age dispute – The Independent
“An Iraqi refugee who is studying for his GCSEs has been told he will be made homeless and deported because social workers have decided that he is 20 years old.”
The Independent, 23rd July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Butler-Sloss calls for focus on children – Law Society’s Gazette
“A former president of the Family Division has called on the government to cut the number of children in custody and safeguard access to justice in child welfare cases.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Shocking’ London Dungeon ad banned – The Guardian
“A digital poster for the London Dungeon featuring the sudden transformation of Queen Mary into a zombie-like character has been banned by the advertising watchdog watchdog for scaring children.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Policeman tricked teenagers into accepting cautions to meet his targets – Daily Telegraph
“A police constable who tricked teenagers into accepting official cautions to meet detection targets and boost his promotion prospects has been given a three-year jail term.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
