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ChildRIGHT Ask the Expert: Separated parents and distance

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Friday, February 25, 2011

| CYP Now

What can a parent do if their ex-partner wishes to move somewhere else in England?

Court Report: Judge issues guidance on applications to revoke freeing orders

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Monday, May 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Interests of the child in immigration cases involving criminality

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Monday, December 3, 2018

| CYP Now

This recent Supreme Court case has given further clarification on how the best interests of the child are considered in immigration cases, in particular when there has been criminality on the part of the parents.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Entitlements of young carers

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and young people who are relied on to provide care for members of their family may be entitled to extra support

Legal Update: Guidelines for child sex abuse cases

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Guidelines on prosecuting cases of child sexual abuse issued by the director of public prosecutions aim to strengthen victims' access to justice, says Catherine Williams, solicitor at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Direct payments for children with disabilities

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Parents of a child or young person with a disability can choose direct payments as an alternative to services from a local authority.

Children missing education

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Growing concern over the number of "children missing education" has prompted calls for more support and oversight for home educators.

Court Report: Herefordshire Council v AB [2018] EWFC 10

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

| CYP Now

This judgment deals with two separate cases of AB & CD and EF & GH, two young people accommodated by Herefordshire Council under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 for eight and nine years respectively.

Permanence and Permanence: Outcomes of Family Placements

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Authors Chris Beckett, Ian Pinchin and Bridget McKeigue; Published by British Journal of Social Work, 2013

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Making a child protection referral

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

If there is justifiable concern that a child is at risk of harm, then the matter must be brought to the attention of the local authority

Court Report: Application for a parental order after international surrogacy

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

The High Court ruled that a man who, with his male husband, had a child via a surrogate mother in the United States, could not be declared the legal parent of the toddler after the marriage had broken down.

Services urged to build relations with PCCs

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| CYP Now

New police and crime commissioners will make decisions affecting services for young people across health, education and social care

In a Nutshell: The role of independent reviewing officers

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Independent reviewing officers play an important part in ensuring the wishes of children are considered when planning their care

Victims of domestic violence

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Jo-Anne Prud'homme, legal researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines why the definition of domestic violence should be expanded to include under-18-year-olds

Legal Update: Parental alienation in child custody disputes

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Thursday, June 1, 2017

| CYP Now

Radical change may be necessary to tackle hostility in family court disputes between parents on contact and residency issues.

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

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Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Gove highlights FGM risk in letter to school head teachers; Coventry councillors work together to improve children's services; and Nottinghamshire councils develop plan to cut child injuries, all in the news today.