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Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

Legal Update: Sexual exploitation by gangs

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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

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

News

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to delay legislation to overhaul support for children with special educational needs (SEN), over concerns that the law could be changed before the proposed reforms have been properly tested.

Young victims of domestic violence to be recognised in revised legal definition

News

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

| CYP Now

The legal definition of domestic violence is to be widened to include teenagers, so that 16- and 17-year-olds can access support to escape abusive relationships, the government has announced.

Third of councils spend nothing on advocacy for children in care, warns charity

News

Thursday, September 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Looked-after children are being let down by a lack of independent advocacy services, which means they miss out on the chance to air their views, a report by The Children's Society has warned.

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

News

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaign groups have criticised a new system of restraint being adopted in youth custody settings because it continues to allow techniques that involve inflicting pain on young people.

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

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

News

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at risk of destitution and exploitation because of contradictory rules and regulations, a report by the University of Oxford has claimed.

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

News

Thursday, May 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaigners for disabled children have warned ministers that legislation aimed at simplifying processes for children with special educational needs (SEN) will falter because of widespread reductions in specialist support services.

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

News

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

| CYP Now

The Queen has outlined the details of a new Families and Children Bill in her first speech to parliament since the coalition was formed in 2010.

Lords vote against plans to restrict legal aid for children

News

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Peers have voted against government plans to restrict legal aid for around 6,000 children.

Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action

News

Friday, February 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Safeguards to protect children from "intrusive and stressful" bailiffs are to be introduced by the government.

Legal aid cuts would deny 6,000 vulnerable children, warns charity

News

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

| CYP Now

At least 6,000 children will be prevented from accessing legal support as a result of cuts to legal aid, The Children's Society has warned.

The Children's Legal Centre joins the Coram group

News

Friday, September 2, 2011

| CYP Now

The Children's Legal Centre has become part of the Coram charity group.

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

News

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has called on magistrates to name and shame children involved in last week's riots, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

Campaigners brand review of local authority duties 'distasteful'

News

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

| CYP Now

The government's review of local authority statutory duties is "distasteful and damaging" for the protection of children's rights, campaigners have claimed.

Report raises concerns over staff awareness of duties to child immigration detainees

News

Thursday, April 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Holding facilities for immigration detainees have improved in recent years but concerns remain around some issues relating to children, a report has found.

ChildRIGHT Ask the Expert: Smacking children

Other

Friday, February 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Is it illegal for a parent or carer to smack their child?

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Child witnesses giving evidence in court

Other

Monday, January 10, 2011

| CYP Now

When a child is asked to give evidence in court there are a number of measures in place to make them feel comfortable and aid the process.

ChildRIGHT: Parenting -- Dangerous presumption on shared parenting

Other

Monday, September 13, 2010

| CYP Now

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.

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- The prevention of child abduction

Other

Monday, September 13, 2010

| CYP Now

How the police and the courts can support parents who fear their child has been or is about to be taken out of the UK without their permission.

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- The impact of the Equality Act 2010

Other

Friday, July 9, 2010

| CYP Now

The Equality Act 2010 consolidates a range of existing discrimination laws, including those affecting children, young people and families.

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Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Legal Update: Sexual exploitation by gangs

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

Young victims of domestic violence to be recognised in revised legal definition

Third of councils spend nothing on advocacy for children in care, warns charity

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

Grooming case highlights failings

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

Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

Families and Children Bill to reform SEN and adoption systems

Lords vote against plans to restrict legal aid for children

Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action

Legal aid cuts would deny 6,000 vulnerable children, warns charity

The Children's Legal Centre joins the Coram group

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

Campaigners brand review of local authority duties 'distasteful'

Report raises concerns over staff awareness of duties to child immigration detainees

ChildRIGHT Ask the Expert: Smacking children

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Child witnesses giving evidence in court

ChildRIGHT: Parenting -- Dangerous presumption on shared parenting

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- The prevention of child abduction

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- The impact of the Equality Act 2010

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