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Government under pressure to introduce legal guardians for trafficked children

Friday, January 23, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has come under fresh pressure to introduce legal guardians for trafficked children after Northern Ireland became the first country in the UK to introduce them.

Legal Update: Criminalising domestic abuse

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, asks if criminalising coercive and controlling behaviour will provide better protection to victims of domestic violence.

Social work leaders oppose mandatory FGM reporting

News

Friday, January 16, 2015

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) is urging the Home Office to back down on plans to bring in mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Criminal justice system fails sex abuse victims, warns report

News

Friday, December 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Victims of child sex abuse are being failed by the criminal justice system, an inspection report has concluded.

Cafcass study highlights CSE learning from case reviews

News

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) may be so influenced by abusers that they are unable to provide full or accurate accounts of their experiences to safeguarding professionals, analysis has concluded.

Legal Update: Tackling child sexual exploitation

Other

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Jen Roest, research and projects officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines a call to address child sexual exploitation in Manchester through attitudinal change of public agencies and the legal system.

Legal Update: Tackling child sexual exploitation

Other

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Jen Roest, research and projects officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines a call to address child sexual exploitation in Manchester through attitudinal change of public agencies and the legal system.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Consent required when taking a child overseas

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Q. A parent I advise wants to take her 10-year-old child overseas to visit her family for Christmas. Will she need the consent of the child's father, who she has separated from, though was never married to?

No evidence of Home Office abuse cover up, inquiry finds

News

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A review led by NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless has found no evidence that Home Office officials covered up allegations of child sexual abuse over a 20-year period.

Legal Update: Children's rights and the internet

Features

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines recent guidance on balancing children's right to access information with the need to protect them from harm.

Government agrees to consult on mandatory reporting law

News

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is to launch a public consultation on whether to introduce mandatory reporting of suspected or actual child abuse for professionals working with children.

Call for youth workers to tackle gang mental health problems

News

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth workers should receive basic mental health training as part of a shake-up of services in order to support young people in gangs, MPs have been told.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Children's Rights and Business Principles

Other

Monday, October 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Unicef, the UN Global Compact and Save the Children have developed principles to guide businesses on children's rights.

Legal Update: Court report - Domestic violence legal aid challenge

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

On 19 September, the High Court granted permission to a women's rights charity to challenge the lawfulness of government regulations that deprive access by many victims of domestic violence to legal aid.

Policies would fail 'family test'

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised recent government reforms for being anything but family friendly.

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Government under pressure to introduce legal guardians for trafficked children

Legal Update: Criminalising domestic abuse

Social work leaders oppose mandatory FGM reporting

Criminal justice system fails sex abuse victims, warns report

Cafcass study highlights CSE learning from case reviews

Legal Update: Tackling child sexual exploitation

Legal Update: Tackling child sexual exploitation

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Consent required when taking a child overseas

No evidence of Home Office abuse cover up, inquiry finds

Legal Update: Children's rights and the internet

Government agrees to consult on mandatory reporting law

Call for youth workers to tackle gang mental health problems

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Children's Rights and Business Principles

Legal Update: Court report - Domestic violence legal aid challenge

Policies would fail 'family test'

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