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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been rebuked for the second time in two years by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) for its treatment of homeless young people.

Family court improvement forum

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Louise Sims, kinship care and fostering consultant at CoramBAAF, discusses the benefits of Quality Circle, an innovative forum to identify good practice developed by the Sussex Family Justice Board.

Guidance to tackle county lines cases

Monday, January 1, 0001

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, group head of policy and public affairs at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, examines the rise in county lines cases and new guidance for practitioners on how to improve safeguarding.

Support for special guardians

Monday, September 23, 2019

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at calls for changes to special guardianship orders to ensure that carers are adequately prepared and supported.

ChildRIGHT: Legal aid -- Legal aid cuts will deny justice to many children

Monday, March 7, 2011

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Kirsten Anderson, head of research, policy and communications at the Children's Legal Centre, on the impact of cuts to legal aid

Children's rights alliance attacks offender restraint report for backing pain compliance

Thursday, March 10, 2011

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An independent report into physical restraint of young offenders has been criticised for continuing to support the use of so-called "pain compliance" techniques.

Children's commissioner backs restraint ban

Monday, March 21, 2011

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The use of pain to control children in the secure estate must be abolished in England and Wales to comply with international standards the children's commissioner has warned.

Court Report: Baby boy suffered fractured ribs

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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Case name: RE A (A Child); Case number: [2011] EWHC 517 (Fam); Judge: Mr Justice Hedley; Location: High Court of Justice

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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One of the country's most senior police officers has suggested the age of criminal responsibility should be treated with more flexibility and greater weight be placed on the maturity of young offenders.

In a Nutshell: Children's evidence in court proceedings

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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New guidelines have been published outlining the circumstances in which children should give evidence in family proceedings

MPs urged to end custody of young people

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

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The Children's Rights Alliance for England (Crae) is urging MPs to end the use of custody for all but the most dangerous young offenders.

ChildRIGHT: The right for children to appeal SEN decisions

Monday, June 13, 2011

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Kirsten Anderson, head of research, policy and communications, looks at proposals to give children the power to challenge SEN decisions.

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell - Changes to the law on looked-after children

Monday, June 13, 2011

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The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 amended some of the provisions relating to looked-after children contained in the Children Act 1989.

High Court rules detention of families was unlawful

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

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The detention of two families at Yarl's Wood immigration centre last year was unlawful, the High Court has ruled.

Essex delays plans to shut children's homes

Monday, November 28, 2011

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Essex County Council has postponed plans to close seven of its children's homes, after a 17-year-old boy took the local authority to court.

Legality of plans to deport asylum-seeking Afghan children questioned

Thursday, November 24, 2011

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Proposals to return unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to Afghanistan could be unlawful, Coram Children's Legal Centre has warned.

ChildRIGHT: Parenting -- Dangerous presumption on shared parenting

Monday, September 13, 2010

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Holly Rogalski, legal research and information officer at the Children's Legal Centre, asks if shared parenting orders are in the best interests of the child.

Legal Update: IVF and legal parenthood

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

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Kelly Reeve, senior legal consultant for the Child Law Advice Service, considers recent cases in the High Court Family Division seeking to resolve parentage issues for children born through IVF using a sperm donor.

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Establishing a private fostering arrangement