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A judicial review, brought by children’s rights charity Article 39 against the Education Secretary, over the relaxation and removal of local authorities’ statutory duties to vulnerable young people is underway.
Article 39 director Carolyne Willow is calling for children's social care exemptions to be revoked. Picture: Article 39
Article 39 director Carolyne Willow is calling for children's social care exemptions to be revoked. Picture: Article 39

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Judicial review into children’s social care exemptions begins

A judicial review brought by children’s rights charity Article 39 against Education Secretary Gavin Williamson over the emergency exemptions to children’s social care regulations has begun.

Article 39 is calling for the government to scrap emergency relaxations and removals of at least 65 regulations relating to the protection and safeguarding of vulnerable children during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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