Kelly Reeve, senior legal consultant for the Child Law Advice Service, examines the recent proposals for reforming alternative provision and the impact this might have for children at risk of exclusion.
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has reminded councils they must be clear with parents of home-schooled children whether home visits are routine or triggered by specific concerns.
Government proposals to cut civil and criminal legal aid threaten children and young people's access to justice, says Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.
Jen Roest, Coram Children's Legal Centre's research and project's officer, takes a look at recent developments concerning children's voices being heard within UK family justice proceedings.
MPs to vote on Apprenticeships Bill; Baby Peter mother freed from prison; and union calls for Clegg to halt further legal aid cuts, all in the news today.
Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines a child's right to access a remedy for rights violations caused by transnational business operations.
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill will leave many children without legal assistance, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre
The government has announced its intention to criminalise forced marriages. Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at the arguments for and against
Q. Is there going to be an appeal against the High Court's decision to reject the challenge against the lawfulness of the government's rules on legal aid for victims of domestic violence?