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Court Report: Case clarifies local authorities' duty of care over abuse and neglect

Other

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

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Poole Borough Council v GN [2019] UK SC 25

Assessing age of asylum seekers

Features

Monday, June 24, 2019

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Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at the potentially harmful consequences of children seeking asylum having their ages disputed by immigration officials.

Legal Update: Long-term segregation on mental health wards

Features

Monday, June 24, 2019

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Care Quality Commission report reveals cases of young people with autism or complex needs being segregated on mental health wards.

Legal Update: Safeguarding children who go missing from care

Best Practice

Monday, May 27, 2019

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Guidance outlines the importance of carrying out return home interviews with children who run away or go missing from care.

Post-adoption contact arrangements

Features

Monday, May 27, 2019

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In light of a recent Court of Appeal judgment, Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines provision for post-adoption contact arrangements.

Summer born admissions: Legal Q&A

Other

Friday, May 3, 2019

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What is summer born admission?

Special educational needs provision: Legal Update

Other

Monday, April 29, 2019

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Ombudsman criticises council over failures that led to boy with special educational needs being denied a year of full-time education.

EU settlement scheme applications: Legal Update

Features

Monday, April 29, 2019

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Kamena Dorling, group head of policy and public affairs at Coram, examines the European Union settlement scheme and the barriers faced by many children and young people who may need to apply.

Court Report: 'Oppressive behaviour' found to secure mother's care order consent

Other

Thursday, March 28, 2019

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This case in the Court of Appeal found that a mother's consent to a care order had been secured by "oppressive behaviour" and warned that judges must be careful not to put unreasonable pressure on parties to care proceedings.

Legal Update: Preventative and early intervention services

Features

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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Early help prevents problems faced by children and families from escalating, but funding pressures have seen services scaled back.

Legal Update: Relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education

Features

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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Harriet Gill, managing director of Coram Life Education, examines guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education, and health education to be introduced in primary and secondary schools.

Child abduction from the UK

Features

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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In the wake of a raft of changes to family law in the event of Brexit, Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs, examines the legal framework around child abduction from the UK.

Immigration health surcharge

Features

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

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Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs, examines the impact on young migrants of the increased immigration health surcharge that must be paid when making an immigration application.