Children and the Law
Latest news, significant court judgements and comment on the law affecting children, young people and families
Latest Legal News
Asylum-seeking children win compensation after being unlawfully detained
The Home Office has paid out more than £1m compensation plus £1m costs to 40 asylum-seeking children who were unlawfully locked-up in adult detention centres.
Lincolnshire academies accused of discrimination
Lincolnshire County Council is to investigate claims that some local academies are "subtly dissuading" parents of children with special education needs (SEN) from applying for a place at their school.
Government under no obligation to trace restraint victims, judge rules
The government will not be ordered to trace children who could be entitled to compensation for being unlawfully restrained in secure training centres (STCs), a judge has ruled.
- Loss of legal aid spells disaster for parent-child contact, lawyers warn
- Messages delivered to Prime Minister to mark year of action on children's rights
- Revamped commissioner role to put spotlight on children's rights
- Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests
- YJB to issue National Insurance advice to young offenders
- Government falls short on children's rights, claims charity
- Essex delays plans to shut children's homes
- Teenager in legal fight with Essex over closure of children's home
- Legality of plans to deport asylum-seeking Afghan children questioned
- Peers urged to block mandatory knife crime sentences
Children and the Law In Depth
School exclusions guidance
Kate Harvey, education adviser at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the potential impact of the proposed new exclusions guidance on pupils in England with special educational needs
Failure to protect migrant children
The UK Border Agency continues to prioritise immigration control over the rights of children, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre
Legal Update: UN adopts complaints protocol
Children whose rights have been violated will soon be able to complain to an international committee, writes Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.
Legal Update: In a Nutshell -- Care placements and a child's right to liberty
A decision by the Court of Appeal has clarified whether a child's care placement could breach their right to liberty.
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