Category: children

Regina (Liverpool City Council) v Hillingdon London Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted October 3rd, 2008 in asylum, children, judicial review, law reports by sally

Regina (Liverpool City Council) v Hillingdon London Borough Council

Queen’s Bench Division

“An asylum-seeker who turned out to be a child in need had to be looked after by the first local authority where he lived when he made his application and not the second one into whose care he had been temporarily released.”

The Times, 3rd October 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Britain sets up online child safety watchdog – The Guardian

Posted September 29th, 2008 in children, internet, news by sally

“Cyber-bullying, online pornography, violent video games and websites that encourage young people to harm themselves are to be targeted by a new watchdog launched by the government today.”

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The Guardian, 29th September 2008

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Fathers’ groups are wrong: most men are winning right to see children, study shows – The Times

Posted September 26th, 2008 in children, contact orders, news by sally

“The vast majority of disputes between parents over contact with children end with fathers having access, contrary to claims by campaign groups, new research shows.”

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The Times, 26th September 2008

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UK to sign UN children convention – BBC News

Posted September 19th, 2008 in children, human rights, news, treaties by sally

“The government has decided to sign the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in full, the BBC has learned.”

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BBC News, 19th September 2008

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Barman freed despite admitting raping 12 year old girl – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 19th, 2008 in children, news, rape by sally

“A barman who admitted raping a 12 year old girl he met through a social networking site has walked free from court after convincing a judge he was tricked into believing she was 19.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2008

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Shannon hunt led to child porn find – BBC News

Posted September 16th, 2008 in children, missing persons, news, pornography by sally

“Craig Meehan, who has been found guilty of downloading images of child abuse from the internet, was only caught because of the disappearance of his former partner’s daughter, nine-year-old Shannon Matthews.”

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BBC News, 16th September 2008

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High Court judge: Unproven allegations kept on CRB files can wreck lives – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 16th, 2008 in care workers, children, criminal records, news by sally

“A High Court judge has acknowledged that workers’ careers can be ruined by unproven allegations kept on police files but refused to allow a challenge to the rules.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2008

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Police consider extending curfews on young people – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2008 in children, news, police by sally

“A controversial curfew banning youths from the streets after nightfall could be extended.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2008

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Cambridge lecturer sentenced for child porn – The Independent

Posted September 5th, 2008 in children, computer crime, news, pornography, sentencing by sally

“A Cambridge University academic was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence today after detectives found more than 1,000 indecent images of children on his computers.”

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The Independent, 5th September 2008

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Immigration: High court to rule on incarceration of boy, eight, in detention centre – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2008 in children, detention, immigration, news by sally

“Lawyers acting on behalf of an eight-year-old boy detained in an immigration removal centre in Bedfordshire are to challenge the legality of his incarceration this week in the high court.”

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The Guardian, 1st September 2008

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Attorney-General’s Reference (No 29 of 2008) (Jon Peter Dixon) – Times Law Reports

Posted August 29th, 2008 in children, consent, law reports, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

Attorney-General’s Reference (No 29 of 2008) (Jon Peter Dixon)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“A non-custodial sentence for sexual offences against a child under 13 where the child had been a willing participant did not meet the essential fact that the law was there not only to protect children from the baleful influence of adults with an inappropriate interest in children but was also designed to protect children from themselves.”

The Times, 29th August 2008

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ContactPoint child database launch delayed following security fears – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 29th, 2008 in children, data protection, news by sally

“The launch of the Government’s flagship database of every child living in England has been delayed just days after The Daily Telegraph exposed serious concerns about its purpose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2008

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Just one in 5,000 children caught carrying knives are locked up – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 27th, 2008 in children, news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

“Only one in 5,000 children who are caught carrying knives are locked up for their crime, figures out today show.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th August 2008

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Child protection database ‘will be used to prosecute young people’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 26th, 2008 in children, data protection, news by sally

“A flagship database intended to protect every child in the country will be used by police to hunt for evidence of crime in a ‘shocking’ extension of its original purpose, The Daily Telegraph has learned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2008

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Mother attacks payout offer for abducted child – The Guardian

Posted August 26th, 2008 in assault, children, criminal injuries compensation, news by sally

“The mother of a girl kidnapped at the age of three and assaulted twice before a terrifying 100mph attempt to escape police has condemned a £9,000 compensation offer to the child as ‘the final insult’.”

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The Guardian, 26th August 2008

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More than 1,000 children jailed for breaching Asbos – The Independent

Posted August 26th, 2008 in ASBOs, children, news by sally

“An increasing number of children are being criminalised by the justice system, it was claimed yesterday, as new figures showed that more than 1,000 youngsters have been jailed for an average of six months each for breaching anti-social behaviour orders.”

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The Independent, 25th August 2008

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Number of serial child criminals soars by two thirds in decade – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 19th, 2008 in children, crime, news, statistics by sally

“The number of children repeatedly committing crimes across the country has soared by two-thirds since Labour came to power, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008

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Children on DNA database ‘built by stealth’ – The Guardian

Posted August 18th, 2008 in children, data protection, DNA, news, police by sally

“The government was yesterday accused of building a national DNA database by stealth after the Home Office admitted that it had kept DNA profiles of almost 40,000 children tested by police.”

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The Guardian, 16th August 2008

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MPs ‘should not employ children’ – BBC News

Posted August 6th, 2008 in children, employment, news, parliament by sally

“MPs should not be able to employ their children using taxpayers’ money, the government has said.”

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BBC News, 5th August 2008

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Children at risk of violence after failures by family courts – The Times

Posted August 1st, 2008 in children, domestic violence, family courts, news by sally

“Dozens of children caught up in bitter residency disputes are being put at risk of domestic violence because of failings in the court service set up to protect their interests.”

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The Times, 1st August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk