In a remote hearing due to Covid-19 restrictions, judge Mrs Justice Leiven heard arguments from Jenni Richards QC on behalf of Article 39 on why the legislation introduced via The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, also known as Statutory Instrument 445, should be scrapped.
The secondary legislation was introduced in April bypassing the usual 21-day period of consultation and parliamentary scrutiny.
The amendments removed and relaxed around 65 safeguards and protections for vulnerable children relating to foster care and adoption processes, social worker visits to children in care and standards of care and education in children’s homes.
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