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Court Report: Application for a parental order after international surrogacy

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

The High Court ruled that a man who, with his male husband, had a child via a surrogate mother in the United States, could not be declared the legal parent of the toddler after the marriage had broken down.

Services urged to build relations with PCCs

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| CYP Now

New police and crime commissioners will make decisions affecting services for young people across health, education and social care

In a Nutshell: The role of independent reviewing officers

Other

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Independent reviewing officers play an important part in ensuring the wishes of children are considered when planning their care

Victims of domestic violence

Other

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Jo-Anne Prud'homme, legal researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines why the definition of domestic violence should be expanded to include under-18-year-olds

Legal Update: Parental alienation in child custody disputes

Other

Thursday, June 1, 2017

| CYP Now

Radical change may be necessary to tackle hostility in family court disputes between parents on contact and residency issues.

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

Other

Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Gove highlights FGM risk in letter to school head teachers; Coventry councillors work together to improve children's services; and Nottinghamshire councils develop plan to cut child injuries, all in the news today.

Legal Update: In a nutshell - UN adopts resolution on family protection

Other

Monday, July 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a controversial resolution on the 'Protection of the Family'.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Government policies to face 'family test'

Other

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister announces plans to subject all government domestic policies to a "family test" to hold departments to account.

Legal Update: In a nutshell - Launch of new protocol on handling stalking

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The Crown Prosecution Service and police have introduced a new protocol on the appropriate handling of stalking offences.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - LGBT discrimination at school

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Q: What action can a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender young person take if they feel their school is discriminating against them?

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Rights for 17-year-olds in police custody

Other

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Changes came into effect last month which mean that all 17-year-olds in police custody will now have a right to an "appropriate adult".

Daily roundup: Child poverty, child protection and troubled families

Other

Monday, December 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Child poverty at lowest level for a generation, study finds; five-year-old taken into care for being overweight; and "turned around" troubled families in Sunderland don't get jobs, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Court Report - Care and criminal proceedings

Other

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Case name: A Local Auth v DG & Others [2014] EWHC 63 (Fam) Case number UC13C00129

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Proposal to criminalise all domestic violence

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

It is hoped that a change in the law to criminalise all aspects of domestic violence could offer much greater protection to victims.

Legal Update: Court Report - Application to oppose adoption

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Monday, March 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Case name: Prospective Adopters v IA & Others Case number [2014] EWHC 331 (Fam)

Children's rights and extradition

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Syd Bolton, solicitor and co-director of Coram Children's Legal Centre's Refugee Children's Rights Project, discusses the implications of the Supreme Court's recent extradition appeals judgments

In a Nutshell: Special guardianship orders

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Children who cannot grow up with their birth parents can be looked after by an individual appointed as a special guardian

Establishing A New Office Of The Children's Commissioner For England

Other

Friday, August 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Legal Update: Guardians for separated children

Other

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.

Fewer than two per cent of new FGM cases involve children

Other

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: Poverty as immigration control

Other

Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the situation of vulnerable families with "no recourse to public funds", due to their immigration status.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - British citizenship for children

Other

Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

A child born in the UK does not automatically acquire British citizenship simply by virtue of having been born here.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Complaints against children's services

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Q. Who can make a complaint against children's services?

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Guidance on pupil exclusions

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Can pupils be prevented from progressing from year 12 to year 13 at college if they do not achieve good grades? Kelly Reeve, team leader of the Child Law Advice Service, examines the applicable guidance.

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Court Report: Application for a parental order after international surrogacy

Services urged to build relations with PCCs

In a Nutshell: The role of independent reviewing officers

Victims of domestic violence

Legal Update: Parental alienation in child custody disputes

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

Legal Update: In a nutshell - UN adopts resolution on family protection

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Government policies to face 'family test'

Legal Update: In a nutshell - Launch of new protocol on handling stalking

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - LGBT discrimination at school

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Rights for 17-year-olds in police custody

Daily roundup: Child poverty, child protection and troubled families

Legal Update: Court Report - Care and criminal proceedings

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Proposal to criminalise all domestic violence

Legal Update: Court Report - Application to oppose adoption

Children's rights and extradition

In a Nutshell: Special guardianship orders

Establishing A New Office Of The Children's Commissioner For England

Legal Update: Guardians for separated children

Fewer than two per cent of new FGM cases involve children

Legal Update: Poverty as immigration control

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - British citizenship for children

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Complaints against children's services

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Legal Update: Guidance on pupil exclusions

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