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Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

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  • Monday, July 6, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Education for children in custody

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  • Monday, April 29, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Proposals to introduce secure colleges are unlikely to achieve the government's aim of rehabilitating offenders, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre

‘Back to the old ways' for jobless young offenders

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  • Tuesday, January 22, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Just under a decade ago, I visited a young offender institution with the first Children's Commissioner for Wales, the late Peter Clarke. Peter had never been to such a place and I recall how he was quite affected by many of its characteristics.

Striking the balance on abuse

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  • Tuesday, May 29, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Jo-Anne Prud'homme, legal researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines what lessons can be learned from the case of parents charged with abuse after doctors failed to diagnose congenital rickets

Secure training centre inspections

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  • Monday, April 30, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Will the proposed new joint inspection system better promote the rights of young offenders, asks Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre