Category: children

Briefing paper – Support for children and young people’s mental health – House of Commons Library

Posted August 31st, 2023 in children, government departments, mental health, news, young persons by tracey

‘Successive Governments have pledged to improve mental health support for children and young people. This briefing covers the structure of Children and young people’s mental health services, recent policy from the Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education and NHS England, and evaluations of Government policy.’

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House of Commons Library, 15th August 2023

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Leeds: Child asylum seekers wrongly classed as adults – report – BBC News

Posted August 31st, 2023 in asylum, children, government departments, hotels, housing, local government, news, reports by tracey

‘Thirty child asylum seekers were wrongly categorised as adults by the Home Office, according to a council report.’

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BBC News, 31st August 2023

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Lucy Letby inquiry: how do statutory and non-statutory inquiries differ? – The Guardian

Posted August 31st, 2023 in birth, children, inquiries, murder, news, nurses by tracey

‘As health secretary announces public inquiry will be statutory, we look at what this means in practice.’

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The Guardian, 30th August 2023

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Family Justice Council consults on draft guidance on responding to allegations of alienating behaviour – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 29th, 2023 in children, consultations, domestic violence, families, news by sally

‘The Family Justice Council (FJC) is to consult on draft guidance drawn up by its working group on Responding to alienating behaviour.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th August 2023

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Court of Appeal finds council had “due regard” to s149 Equality Act when offering accommodation in Walsall to single mother who had lived in London all her life – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 25th, 2023 in appeals, children, equality, families, homelessness, housing, local government, London, news by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a single mother’s appeal against a decision of a reviewing officer of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, finding that the accommodation offered to her was “reasonable and suitable”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th August 2023

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Catherine Ellis Considers the Recent CA Case of G&H (Leave to Revoke Placement Order) [2023] EWCA Civ 768- Pump Court Chambers

Posted August 25th, 2023 in appeals, case management, chambers articles, children, families, local government, news, placement orders by sally

‘This was an appeal by a grandmother against a refusal of her application under s24(2)(2) Adoption and Children Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”) for leave to apply to revoke placement orders in respect of her grandchildren. The application for leave was made six weeks after the care and placement orders had been made.’

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Pump Court Chambers, 27th July 2023

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What Is Being Done To Find Unaccompanied Missing Children? – Each Other

Posted August 24th, 2023 in asylum, children, government departments, housing, local government, news by sally

‘In total, more than 400 unaccompanied children have gone missing under while under the care of the Home Office. The government has faced growing concerns from both peers and charities regarding the safety of these children; but what is being done to find them?’

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Each Other, 24th August 2023

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Boots infant formula adverts broke rules – watchdog – BBC News

Posted August 23rd, 2023 in advertising, breastfeeding, children, complaints, families, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘Online adverts for the retailer Boots promoting four brands of infant formula on Google broke advertising rules, the watchdog has said.’

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BBC News, 23rd August 2023

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Jacob Crouch: Sentence review for stepfather who murdered baby – BBC News

Posted August 23rd, 2023 in attorney general, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, families, imprisonment, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man jailed for at least 28 years for murdering his 10-month-old stepson could see his sentence increased.’

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BBC News, 22nd August 2023

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High Court Finds Long Waiting Times for Trans Healthcare are Lawful – QMLR

Posted August 23rd, 2023 in chambers articles, children, delay, gender, hospitals, news, transgender persons, young persons by sally

‘The demand for young people receiving gender identity development services (“GIDS”) and for adults receiving gender identity disorder services (also, helpfully, “GIDS”) has increased substantially from 2012 to 2017, and the NHS is struggling to meet this demand. In May 2022, young people seen for the first time following a children’s GIDS referral waited on average for 1066 days (i.e. nearly three years), see [32]. The reality is that many trans patients feel forced to have treatment privately, often resorting to “crowdfunding” to cover their private medical expenses. For many young trans people, such long waiting times for treatment have a significant detrimental impact on their mental health and in the process, many undergo irreversible physiological changes.’

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QMLR, 18th July 2023

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OnlyFans billboards ‘not overtly sexual’, regulator rules – BBC News

Posted August 23rd, 2023 in advertising, children, complaints, internet, news, ombudsmen, women by sally

‘Billboards showing a scantily clad model advertising her explicit social media accounts have been cleared by the regulator despite complaints.’

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BBC News, 23rd August 2023

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Newport: Drugs gang jailed for exploiting vulnerable child – BBC News

Posted August 22nd, 2023 in children, conspiracy, drug trafficking, guilty pleas, news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘The leader of drugs gang who recruited a vulnerable 15-year-old boy in a phone call from prison has been sentenced to nine years in jail.’

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BBC News, 21st August 2023

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Lucy Letby sentenced to whole-life jail term after murdering seven babies – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2023 in birth, children, murder, news, nurses, sentencing by sally

‘The serial killer nurse, Lucy Letby, will never be released from prison after she was sentenced to a rare whole-life term for the “sadistic” murders of seven babies.’

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The Guardian, 21st August 2023

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Administrative Justice Council makes recommendations on improving local authority SEND decisions – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 21st, 2023 in children, complaints, disabled persons, education, learning difficulties, local government, news, special educational needs, young persons by tracey

‘The Administrative Justice Council (AJC) has set out recommendations to improve the quality of local authority decision-making for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st August 2023

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Lucy Letby: How could the NHS stop a future killer within? – BBC News

Posted August 21st, 2023 in bereavement, birth, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, families, hospitals, inquests, inquiries, murder, news, nurses by tracey

‘Nearly a quarter of a century before Lucy Letby began attacking babies on a neonatal unit, another hospital experienced similarly sudden and unexpected losses.’

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BBC News, 21st August 2023

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High Court rejects challenge over SEND, transgender needs and Public Sector Equality Duty – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 21st, 2023 in children, disabled persons, education, equality, local government, news, special educational needs, transgender persons by tracey

‘The High Court has rejected a claim brought by a transgender young person that the defendant council failed to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty regarding his needs as a transgender person with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st August 2023

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Council fails in Upper Tribunal appeal over mentoring support during non-term time periods – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 21st, 2023 in appeals, autism, children, education, local government, news, special educational needs, tribunals by tracey

‘The Upper Tribunal has found that a decision made by the First-tier Tribunal regarding autism mentoring support during non-term time periods did not involve an error on a point of law.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st August 2023

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Ministers ‘dragging feet’ on forcing killers to court as Lucy Letby to skip sentencing – The Independent

Posted August 21st, 2023 in bereavement, birth, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, corporate manslaughter, families, hospitals, inquests, inquiries, Ministry of Justice, murder, news, trials by tracey

‘Ministers have been accused of “dragging their feet” over laws to force killers into the dock as Lucy Letby refuses to appear in court for her sentencing.’

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The Independent, 21st August 2023

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Lucy Letby trial: why the babies remain anonymous – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2023 in anonymity, bereavement, birth, children, families, hospitals, murder, news, nurses, privacy, reporting restrictions by tracey

‘The trial of Lucy Letby was conducted amid levels of press secrecy for victims and witnesses rarely seen outside proceedings involving matters of national security.’

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The Guardian, 18th August 2023

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Comedian Tom Binns given suspended sentence over child abuse images – The Guardian

Posted August 18th, 2023 in child abuse, children, indecent photographs of children, national crime agency, news, sentencing, sexual offences, suspended sentences by sally

‘A comedian who has appeared on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown has been sentenced after being found with more than 35,000 indecent images of children.’

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The Guardian, 17th August 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com