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Legal Update: Children and Social Work Bill

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  • Tuesday, November 22, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Marianne Lagrue, project officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the government's recent defeat in the House of Lords over controversial exemption clauses in the Children and Social Work Bill.

Legal Update: Expanding the school census

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  • Tuesday, September 27, 2016
  • | CYP Now
New guidance on the collection of school census data should not affect any child's right to access compulsory education, writes Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Exclusions guidance withdrawn

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  • Tuesday, February 17, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines a legal challenge against the Education Secretary that has led to the withdrawal of controversial new exclusions guidance.

Legal Update: Is there any legal aid safety net?

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The safeguard for those needing legal assistance in areas of law not generally covered by legal aid has not been working, explains Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Forced marriage outlawed

Will a new law criminalising forced marriage provide better protection for children at risk, asks Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Concerns remain over legal aid

The government's small concessions over plans to cut legal aid are not enough to protect children's access to justice, argues Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Legal aid changes and family law

Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the impact that changes to civil legal aid are having on access to justice in private family law matters.