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Legal Update: Special guardianship orders

Serious case review highlights need for rigorous assessments when placing a child with a special guardian, writes Kamena Dorling, head of policy & programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

ADCS president speaks out in favour of 'exemption clause'

    News
  • Tuesday, February 14, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Government plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation will help councils to better support young people, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Brexit 'risks delaying' push for compulsory SRE, warns Creasy

    News
  • Monday, February 13, 2017
  • | CYP Now
The Brexit process risks taking up so much parliamentary time that unless legislation to make sex and relationships education (SRE) compulsory is pushed through now, it could be years before another opportunity emerges, Labour MP Stella Creasy has warned.

Eileen Munro 'deserts' controversial exemption clause

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  • Friday, February 10, 2017
  • | CYP Now
A social work academic cited as one of the inspirations for controversial government plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation has spoken out against the proposals, describing them as potentially dangerous.

Fewer families forcibly removed from UK

    News
  • Tuesday, January 24, 2017
  • | CYP Now
The number of families being forcibly removed from the UK is on the decline, with more choosing to return voluntarily since a family returns system was introduced inĀ 2011.

Legal Update: Children's rights online

    Features
  • Tuesday, January 17, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram's Children's Legal Centre, argues that children and young people need better digital education to safeguard their rights in the online world.

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