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Legal Update: Scrutiny of private fostering

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

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Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines changes to data collection on private fostering arrangements and what further work is needed to safeguard children and young people.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Wardship

Other

Monday, August 3, 2015

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Q. What is wardship and when is it used?

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Private fostering

Other

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

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Q: What is private fostering and when is a private foster carer required to notify the local authority?

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Special guardianship order cases

Other

Monday, May 11, 2015

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The Court of Appeal highlights the importance of substantive and procedural protections in special guardianship order cases.

Legal Update: Court Report - Rejection of natural parent presumption

Other

Monday, May 11, 2015

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Legal Update: Court Report - Council appeals against costs order

Other

Monday, April 27, 2015

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Legal Update: Support for special guardians

Other

Monday, April 27, 2015

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Coram Children's Legal Centre's Child Law Advice Service (CLAS) is receiving an increasing number of queries about special guardianship. Kelly Reeve, team leader of CLAS, examines this trend.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Admission appeals based on infant class size

Other

Monday, April 27, 2015

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In some areas, one-in-six children miss out on their first choice of school. Parents have the right to appeal these admission decisions.

Legal Update: Court Report - Legal challenge to benefits cap

Other

Monday, March 30, 2015

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Case name R (on the application of SG and others (previously JS and others)) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Skills for the Job: Providing advice on legal aid

Other

Monday, March 30, 2015

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With legal aid becoming more difficult to obtain, it is vital that vulnerable children and young people receive accurate advice.

Specialist substance misuse family court set for expansion

News

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) initiative is to be expanded across five more areas after a £2.5m investment through the government's Children's Social Care Innovation Fund.

Legal Update: Criminalising domestic abuse

Other

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, asks if criminalising coercive and controlling behaviour will provide better protection to victims of domestic violence.