Ripon school matron jailed for sexually assaulting boy – BBC News
‘A former school matron has been jailed for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy.’
BBC News, 15th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: children
Judge allows inter-country adoption to proceed despite failure to comply with pre-adoption requirements – Local Government Lawyer
‘An application for an inter-country adoption should not fail because of inconsequential errors made by the intending adopter, a High Court Family Division judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal orders “unprecedented” second retrial in care proceedings following death of 10-year-old girl – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has ordered a second retrial in care proceedings relating to five siblings following the death of a ten-year-old girl in 2016, describing the judgment from the first retrial as“wrong and procedurally unjust”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Former minister’s son branded ‘manipulative’ as he is jailed for seven years for killing toddler with car seat – Daily Telegraph
‘A former minister’s son has been branded “manipulative and cunning” as he was jailed for seven years for killing a three-year-old with a car seat.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Incestuous couple who murdered their teenage sons jailed for life – The Guardian
‘A couple in an incestuous relationship who murdered their two teenage sons and tried to kill their remaining four children have been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Social media ads encouraging children to get ‘likes and followers’ banned by watchdog – Daily Telegraph
‘TV adverts which encourage children to get ‘likes’ and ‘followers’ on social media have been banned as they could be damaging to their ‘mental health and self-esteem’, a watchdog has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Thirty years on, has the Children Act changed family life for the better? – The Guardian
‘Politicians, social workers, parents and legal experts discuss whether the far-reaching act has been successful at putting children’s interests first.’
The Guardian, 13th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Best Interests’- how to decide? – Family Law
‘I act as a Deputy for many clients, young and old, with different needs, requests and expectations. I manage their money and need to make best interest decisions daily. When a client lacks capacity to make a particular decision then it’s my job to help support them in making that decision. If they can’t make a particular financial decision then I become the “decision maker”.’
Family Law, 8th November 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Teenage boy jailed for raping unconscious 10-year-old girl on way home from school – The Independent
‘A teenager who violently raped a 10-year-old girl as she walked home from school has been jailed.’
The Independent, 7th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Discrimination in ‘one succession’ for secure tenancies – Nearly Legal
‘Simawi v London Borough of Haringey (2019) EWCA Civ 1770. We saw this case in the High Court – our report here – now this is the court of appeal judgment on Mr S’ appeal, seeking a finding that there was discriminatory treatment in the Housing Act 1985 succession rules between a person who became a sole tenant on the death of a former tenant as opposed to a person who became a sole tenant upon judicial assignment of the tenancy in a divorce (pre Localism Act amendments). In short, survivorship on a joint tenancy, or succession of spouse/partner on death of sole tenant counts as a succession, while an assignment of tenancy by court order under section 24 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 on divorce does not. Mr S was the child of a spouse who succeeded by survivorship.’
Nearly Legal, 3rd November 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Children Act 1989 and a child’s rights thirty years later – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Children Act 1989 (CA 1989) received Royal Assent on 23 November 1989 (30 years ago); and it was in force from October 1991. It was a major reform of children law which required everyone – parents, children (when of “understanding”), judges, social workers, health professionals and lawyers – to learn a new set of legal concepts and attitudes. But what about children’s rights? And what has happened to the law’s regard for those rights since 1989?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th November 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Paedophile hunters responsible for more than half of grooming prosecutions – Daily Telegraph
‘Police chiefs have accused vigilante paedophile hunters of exceeding the law, despite using their evidence to prosecute suspects in more than half of all cases.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The girl forced to wait two years for justice after a sexual assault – The Guardian
‘Lawyers say cuts to police and the CPS mean long delays in youth courts are no longer unusual.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Kevin Eves guilty of murdering eight-week-old daughter – BBC News
‘A dad with a history of violence has been found guilty of murdering his eight-week-old daughter.’
BBC News, 5th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Revealed: hundreds of children pushed into adult courts by delays – The Guardian
‘Those who turn 18 before first court appearance face tougher treatment regardless of age when they committed offence.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Age of criminal responsibility must be raised, say experts – The Guardian
‘In England and Wales, children as young as 10 can be convicted of a crime – the lowest minimum age of any EU state.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Outcomes for children in custody worse than a decade ago, says report – The Guardian
‘The government has failed to capitalise on the “remarkable” fall in the number of children in youth custody, with outcomes for those sent to prison worse than a decade ago, a report has found.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Youth court system in ‘chaos’, says children’s commissioner – The Guardian
‘Vulnerable children in England and Wales waiting months for convictions, appearing without adult support and being wrongly placed in dock, Guardian investigation finds.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
