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Legal Update: In a Nutshell - UN issues guidelines on the refugee crisis

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Earlier this month, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees published a set of principles to be used in response to the refugee crisis in Europe.

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

Other

Monday, August 31, 2015

| CYP Now

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

Children's charity closures prompt leaders to call for investigation

Other

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The collapse of Kids Company and the British Association for Adoption & Fostering has raised questions over the charities' management. CYP Now assesses the factors behind the closures and what impact they will have.

Major children's rights charities announce merger

News

Thursday, August 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Two children's rights charities have announced that they are joining forces to boost their impact and save money.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New court order to combat FGM

Other

Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

This month, a new provision came into effect, which provides for the imposition of Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Private fostering

Other

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Q: What is private fostering and when is a private foster carer required to notify the local authority?

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

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

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 - The law on surrogacy and its implications

Other

Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Surrogacy, where a woman becomes pregnant with the intention of giving the child to someone else after birth, raises crucial legal issues.

Legal Update: Resolution on transgender rights

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Monday, May 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines how a Council of Europe resolution relates to the rights of transgender young people to change their legal gender.

Fewer than two per cent of new FGM cases involve children

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Only 60 child victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) have been identified by authorities out of thousands of new cases since last September, prompting fears parents are adopting new tactics to evade detection.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Research that involves children

Other

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Carrying out research with children raises particular legal and ethical issues that researchers should be aware of.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Government report on children's rights

Other

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

A report finds that more must be done to ensure the government's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Legal Update: Guardians for separated children

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Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Winnie Banda, legal adviser at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the Modern Slavery Act and the importance of providing guardians for separated children and young people.