Child trafficking advice issued – BBC News
“Professionals working with children in Wales are to be issued with guidance on how to pick up on child trafficking.”
BBC News, 28th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: children
Call for scrutiny of professionals in child deaths – Daily Telegraph
“Social Services chiefs are investigating the murders of vulnerable children even though blunders by their own staff may have contributed to the tragedies, writes Ben Leapman.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina (A) v. Liverpool City Council – Times Law Reports
Expert’s report in context
Regina (A) v. Liverpool City Council
Queen’s Bench Division
“A local authority determining the age of an applicant claiming to be a child had to have regard to the whole context and not just rely on a single expert dental report.”
The Times, 1st August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Food manufacturers target children on internet after regulator’s TV advertising clampdown – The Guardian
“Some of the world’s leading food manufacturers have begun marketing to children on social networking websites and internet chat programs.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surrogate mother must return boy – BBC News
“Appeal judges have ordered a surrogate mother who refused to give up her baby boy to return the child to his father.”
BBC News, 26th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rape claim’ father of twins goes to court over his parental rights – The Times
“A man accused of drugging and raping a woman, and getting her pregnant with twins, is fighting for access to the children.”
The Times, 27th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cot-death suspicions are revived – The Times
“Murder should never be ruled out when investigating repeat cot deaths, in spite of claims that most are natural, a study suggests.”
The Times, 20th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sick baby must be treated, judge tells parents who put faith in God – The Times
“A desperately ill seven-month-old baby may be given potentially life-saving medical treatment against the wishes of her devout parents following a High Court ruling yesterday.”
The Times, 19th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MMR scare doctor ‘breached fundamental rules’ – The Guardian
“Vulnerable children were subjected to ‘inappropriate and invasive’ tests by a doctor who prompted one of the biggest health controversies of the past 10 years, it was alleged today.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ban news homes near power lines, say MPs – The Guardian
“New homes and schools should not be built within 60 metres of high voltage power lines until the link with childhood cancers is better understood by scientists, according to a committee of MPs. They also recommend that home buyers should be provided with information on the level of electromagnetic fields within homes before they buy.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor at centre of MMR controversy accused of paying children at party for blood samples – The Guardian
“The doctor who linked the MMR jab to autism, prompting one of the biggest medical controversies of the past 10 years, paid children attending his son’s birthday party to donate their blood for his research, it was alleged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judges get tough on fathers’ rights to contact with children – The Guardian
“Senior judges have issued a strong warning to divorced and separated mothers that they risk losing the right to have their children live with them if they defy court orders and stop the children’s fathers seeing them. In two recent cases the court of appeal has upheld judgments moving children from their mother’s to their father’s home after the mothers flouted orders allowing the fathers to have regular contact with their children.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court Funds Office – Children’s Fund Accounts – Ministry of Justice
“Administrative errors that led to damages awarded to children not being properly invested are being corrected Justice Minister Bridget Prentice told Parliament today.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th July 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Faster childcare proceedings – vital for vulnerable children – HM Courts Service
“Consultations on proposals to speed up childcare proceedings and improve local authority applications to bring about quicker decisions on the care arrangements for vulnerable children.”
Faster childcare proceedings – vital for vulnerable children
HM Courts Service, 11th July 2007
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Family will sue after daughter’s nursery death ruled unlawful – The Times
“The death of a 16-month-old girl at a nursery was the result of negligence so serious that it amounted to manslaughter, an inquest jury ruled yesterday.”
The Times, 6th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Ears of the Child in Family Proceedings – Speech by Lord Justice Wilson
The Ears of the Child in Family Proceedings (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Wilson, 28th June 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Don’t ignore children, urges judge – The Times
“A senior family judge has urged his fellow judges to stop children from being sidelined in court proceedings so that they failed to understand what was going on.”
The Times, 29th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
A (Child)(Change of residence) – Times Law Reports
Appeal judges are always available
A (Child)(Change of residence)
Court of Appeal
“Court of Appeal judges were available out of hours for the consideration of an immediate stay of an order from the county court.”
The Times, 27th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Greater choice for vulnerable witnesses – Ministry of Justice
“Introducing greater choice on how young people give evidence in court is among proposals published today that place victims and witnesses at the heart of the Criminal Justice System.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 22nd June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
330,000 users to have access to database on England’s children – The Guardian
“A giant electronic database containing sensitive information on all 11 million children in England will be open to at least 330,000 users when it launches next year, according to government guidance.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
