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Daily roundup: gang guide, appropriate adult schemes and registration fees

Thursday, July 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Government guide offers parents and carers advice on street gangs; revised national standards for appropriate adult schemes published; and proposed increase in social worker registration fee, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: young offenders, abuse awareness and care appplications

Other

Monday, July 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Grayling launches review into privileges for young offenders in custody, NSPCC campaigns to help parents educate children on the dangers of abuse, and latest data on care applications, all in the news today.

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

News

Friday, July 5, 2013

| CYP Now

At least two new specialist substance misuse family courts are to be set up thanks to £150,000 of government funding.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Taking a child abroad

Other

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Legal Update: The age of criminal responsibility

Other

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| CYP Now

The age of criminal responsibility of 10 years old in England and Wales has drawn criticism from MPs and the UN, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Court Report - Immigration and an application to adopt

Other

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Reform to prosecution of abuse

Other

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

The director of public prosecutions has announced reforms to the way the justice system responds to claims of child sexual abuse, says Kara Apland, socio-legal researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Regulation of child performers

Other

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The licensing system aimed at protecting the welfare of children and young people who are performers has come under scrutiny

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Occupation orders

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

In making orders regulating temporary occupation of a home, a family court must consider the welfare of relevant children

Legal Update: Reforms threaten access to justice

Other

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed reforms of judicial review risk creating barriers to children seeking access to justice, argues Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer for the Migrant Children's Project at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Employers' liability for child abuse

Other

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines a legal principle that can hold employers liable for their employees' offences, which has been applied in a series of abuse cases

Court Report: Appeal to disclose child's identity

Other

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Government admits placing young offenders in adult jails

News

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has been accused of breaking an international treaty on children's rights after it emerged that young offenders are being transferred from youth custody to adult prisons.

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

News

Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A decision to discharge a 12-year-old boy with an IQ of 58 who admitted 22 crimes including sexual assault has been supported by the Magistrates' Association.

Legal Update: Sexual exploitation by gangs

Other

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Hazel Kent, operations officer, international policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre examines the Children's Commissioner for England's inquiry into child sexual exploitation by gangs

Legal Update: Court Report - Age assessments for asylum seekers

Other

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Care orders

Other

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

A care order will be granted if a child is believed to be at risk of harm, making social services responsible for their welfare

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Making a child protection referral

Other

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

If there is justifiable concern that a child is at risk of harm, then the matter must be brought to the attention of the local authority

Legal Update: Abuse linked to faith or belief

Other

Monday, September 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Jo-Anne Prud'homme, legal researcher for the Coram Children's Legal Centre, discusses the national action plan to tackle child abuse linked to faith or belief, published in the wake of the Kristy Bamu case

Consultation on child protection

Other

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Catherine Williams, child protection solicitor and project manager of the Coram Children's Legal Centre Child Protection Project, examines the government's consultation on child protection guidance

Daily roundup: Praise for Lambeth Council, sports coaching and primary school places

Other

Monday, July 23, 2012

| CYP Now

A letter from the children's minister to Lambeth, the effect of child protection on sports coaching and plans to deal with the population boom, all in today's news roundup.

In a Nutshell: Plans to scale back vetting and barring

Features

Monday, July 9, 2012

| CYP Now

The government plans to change the scheme intended to ?prevent inappropriate people from working with children

Grooming case highlights failings

Other

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Following the conviction of a child grooming ring in Rochdale, Jo-Anne Prud'homme, legal researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, asks what more agencies could have done to protect the victims

In a Nutshell: The CAF - a useful tool for practitioners

Other

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

The Common Assessment Framework helps to identify children's ?additional needs and plan what extra resources they may require

Striking the balance on abuse

Other

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

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Daily roundup: gang guide, appropriate adult schemes and registration fees

Daily roundup: young offenders, abuse awareness and care appplications

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Taking a child abroad

Legal Update: The age of criminal responsibility

Legal Update: Court Report - Immigration and an application to adopt

Reform to prosecution of abuse

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Regulation of child performers

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Occupation orders

Legal Update: Reforms threaten access to justice

Employers' liability for child abuse

Court Report: Appeal to disclose child's identity

Government admits placing young offenders in adult jails

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

Legal Update: Sexual exploitation by gangs

Legal Update: Court Report - Age assessments for asylum seekers

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Care orders

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Making a child protection referral

Legal Update: Abuse linked to faith or belief

Consultation on child protection

Daily roundup: Praise for Lambeth Council, sports coaching and primary school places

In a Nutshell: Plans to scale back vetting and barring

Grooming case highlights failings

In a Nutshell: The CAF - a useful tool for practitioners

Striking the balance on abuse

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