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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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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.

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

Monday, May 12, 2014

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Nearly three quarters of people believe they would not be accepted as foster carers, with gay, lesbian, retired, young adults and single people among the most pessimistic about their chances, according to a survey.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Education, Health and Care Plans

Monday, September 1, 2014

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Q: What is an Education, Health and Care Plan?

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

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Proposals to reform the Office of the Children's Commissioner aim to strengthen children's rights in line with international standards.

Persistent truanting continues to decline

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

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The number of children that persistently truant from English schools has continued to decline over the past year, latest figures show.

Charity boss challenges accuracy of 'at risk' data

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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Official figures on children in need are massively underestimating the numbers at risk of neglect and abuse, charity boss Camila Batmanghelidjh has said.

Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?

Monday, June 8, 2015

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Kamena Dorling, Policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the new government's proposed policy and legislative agenda for children and young people.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Vulnerable young people in B&Bs

Monday, August 31, 2015

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The Local Government Ombudsman has reiterated that B&B accommodation is not suitable to house homeless young people.

Legal Update: The Online Safety Bill

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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With the delay of the Online Safety Bill, the UK should not abandon its obligations to protect children from online sexual exploitation and abuse, says Awaz Raoof, head of law and programmes at Coram International.

Legal Update: Migrant children's citizenship

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

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Social services need to consider the immigration status of migrant children taken into care. Stewart MacLachlan, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, explores the option of applying for British citizenship.

Legal Update: Review of Ukraine schemes

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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With Homes for Ukraine and other schemes to support Ukrainians having been running for a year, Alison East, senior solicitor at Coram Children's Legal Centre, assesses their successes.

Legal Update: Family group conferences

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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Emily Blackshaw, lead quantitative analyst and Max Stanford, head of impact and evaluation at Coram outline findings from an evaluation of the use of FGCs at the pre-proceedings stage.

ChildRIGHT: Interview - Get it right from the start

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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Frank Field MP, chair of the independent review on poverty and life chances, and author of The Foundation Years: Preventing Poor Children from Becoming Poor Adults.

Legal Update: Protecting young social networkers

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

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Coram Children's Legal Centre's Awaz Raoof and Julie Latrille report on the findings of a study conducted by the NSPCC on the experiences of 11- and 12-year-olds on social networking sites.

Daily roundup: Fuel poverty, sexual offences, and the benefit cap

Monday, January 13, 2014

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Families planning to cut down on food to cover heating costs; 20 per cent rise in sexual offences against children; and 33,000 now affected by government benefit cap, all in the news today.

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

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.

Young people demand sound recording cameras in youth custody settings

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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Youth custody settings and police stations should contain cameras that record sound to prevent young offenders being subjected to violence, a report has claimed.

Government to pursue controversial 'residence test' for children's legal aid

Friday, September 5, 2014

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The government has resisted calls from MPs to backtrack on a controversial policy that will prevent asylum-seeking children from having access to legal aid.

Legal Update: Ending age-disputed detention