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Legal Update: The age of criminal responsibility

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  • Tuesday, June 25, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The age of criminal responsibility of 10 years old in England and Wales has drawn criticism from MPs and the UN, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Reforms threaten access to justice

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  • Tuesday, February 5, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Proposed reforms of judicial review risk creating barriers to children seeking access to justice, argues Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer for the Migrant Children's Project at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Employers' liability for child abuse

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  • Tuesday, January 22, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines a legal principle that can hold employers liable for their employees' offences, which has been applied in a series of abuse cases

Legal Update: Sexual exploitation by gangs

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  • Tuesday, December 11, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Hazel Kent, operations officer, international policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre examines the Children's Commissioner for England's inquiry into child sexual exploitation by gangs

Legal Update: Abuse linked to faith or belief

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  • Monday, September 17, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Jo-Anne Prud'homme, legal researcher for the Coram Children's Legal Centre, discusses the national action plan to tackle child abuse linked to faith or belief, published in the wake of the Kristy Bamu case

Consultation on child protection

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  • Tuesday, July 24, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Catherine Williams, child protection solicitor and project manager of the Coram Children's Legal Centre Child Protection Project, examines the government's consultation on child protection guidance

Grooming case highlights failings

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  • Monday, June 25, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Following the conviction of a child grooming ring in Rochdale, Jo-Anne Prud'homme, legal researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, asks what more agencies could have done to protect the victims

Can X-rays determine age?

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  • Monday, April 16, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the legality of the UK Border Agency's plans to use X-rays to determine the age of young asylum seekers

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