‘No-one responsible for children’s safeguarding in Rotherham during the 16-year period when more than 1,400 young people were abused will face disciplinary action despite the mounting public anger over the scandal, the chief executive of the council has confirmed.’
The Independent, 3rd September 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Three year old was beaten to death by his mother just weeks after social workers stopped monitoring his family’
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Haringey council has had to pay out more than £600,000 to its former children’s services boss Sharon Shoesmith in compensation for unfair dismissal, unpaid wages, and pension contributions, according to reports.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Pregnant woman has an irrational fear of hospitals but could die in child birth. Her third child was delivered using barbecue tongs and was found severely malnourished’
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina (N) v Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council [2014] EWHC 1918 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 255
‘The capital derived from a personal injury settlement which was managed by a deputy appointed by the Court of Protection had to be disregarded by a local authority when deciding whether the injured person could be required to contribute to the cost of social care services provided by a local authority.’
WLR Daily, 12th June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘A man has been convicted of murdering a two-year-old girl after he kicked her, rupturing her liver.’
BBC News, 17th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A couple jailed for neglecting five of their children have been branded “inadequate, stupid, stubborn and reckless” by a judge.’
BBC News, 16th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Health and social care officials have been criticised for letting a severely mentally ill patient live in “squalor”.’
BBC News, 12th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The most senior family judge in England and Wales has supported the provision of contraception to parents who have large numbers of children taken into care.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Father accused of suffocating his baby by rolling on her as they slept can be reunited with her twin after a judge ruled that the baby’s sister should not have been removed by social workers.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Social workers in Surrey took legal action after discovering that a woman allowed her paedophile ex-husband unsupervised access to their 13-year-old son.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Dana Baker, who represented Great Britain in karate, killed herself after “serious and systematic failings” in her care by a council that was too busy and overworked to help her.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A baby with no name is to be placed for adoption after a High Court judge highlighted concerns about his father’s hostility to social workers.’
BBC News, 25th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The ECtHR Chamber has delivered its decision in McDonald v UK. For the reasons given below, the Court has decided that there was no breach of Article 8 ECHR following the reduction in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s care services package for Ms McDonald, except for a period from November 2008 to November 2009, when her care needs were not met.’
NearlyLegal, 21st May 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘David Gikawa, who murdered ex-girlfriend Linah Keza at her flat in London last year, has become the latest person convicted of a domestic violence-related killing. How common are such crimes?’
BBC News, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Desmond Rutledge looks at the role discretionary housing payments (DHPs) have assumed in the wake of the Government’s welfare reform programme and examines the scope for challenging DHP decisions.’
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 7th May 2014
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
‘A teenager who was jailed for 49 sexual offences involving 13 boys could have been prosecuted earlier, a report has said.’
BBC News, 29th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “very unusual” Magistrates’ Court decision to refuse the grant of an emergency protection order (EPO) for a baby boy disempowered agencies, a serious case review into his death has concluded.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th April 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A baby boy who suffered head injuries inflicted by his father was refused a protection order by the courts, a serious case review has found.’
BBC News, 24th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court will next week hold an expedited hearing of a challenge to the Government’s introduction of the controversial “benefit cap”. The case of R on the application of SG and others (previously JS and others) (Appellants) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Respondents) will be heard over two days on 29-30 April by a panel comprising Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lord Reed, Lord Carnwath and Lord Hughes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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