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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.

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Child witnesses giving evidence in court

Monday, January 10, 2011

| CYP Now

When a child is asked to give evidence in court there are a number of measures in place to make them feel comfortable and aid the process.

ChildRIGHT Interview: Gail Emerson, social policy campaigns officer, Citizen's Advice

Monday, February 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Court Report: Definition of a looked-after child

Monday, July 19, 2010

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Case name: SA v KCC; Case number: [2010] EWHC 848 (Admin); Judge: Mrs Justice Black; Location: High Court of Justice

ChildRIGHT: Duty of Care -- Care of former asylum-seeking children

Monday, November 8, 2010

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Kamena Dorling, legal and policy officer at the Children's Legal Centre, looks at who should be providing support for former asylum-seeking children.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell -- Combating child sexual exploitation

Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Department for Education action plan focuses on key areas where improvements can be made and says raising awareness is crucial

YOIs fail to provide young offenders with legal services, Blunt concedes

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOIs) are not meeting a duty to provide legal services officers who can give advice on a range of issues including potential appeals, youth justice minister Crispin Blunt has admitted.

Court Report: Court reclassifies looked-after child

Monday, May 10, 2010

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Case name: R(O) v East Riding of Yorkshire County Council; Case number: [2010] EWHC 489 (Admin); Judge: Mr Justice Cranston; Location: High Court of Justice, Administrative Court; Date: 16 April 2010

Legal Update: NHS cost recovery proposals

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Patients may soon need to present identification to access NHS treatment. Gargie Ahmad, intern at Coram Children's Legal Centre, considers the impact on undocumented migrant children and families.

ChildRIGHT Ask the Expert: School exclusions

Friday, February 25, 2011

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What are the different types of school exclusion?

Legal Q&A: Birth registration

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

When and how should a child's birth be registered?

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales

Monday, May 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Edited By Jane Williams; University of Wales Press; ISBN: 978-0708325629; £34.99; 240 pages

Justice system must ensure wellbeing of prisoners' children, say campaigners

Monday, June 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's welfare should be considered at every stage of the criminal justice system when their parents are facing detention or imprisonment, a group of charities is urging.

Daily roundup: gang guide, appropriate adult schemes and registration fees

Thursday, July 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Government guide offers parents and carers advice on street gangs; revised national standards for appropriate adult schemes published; and proposed increase in social worker registration fee, all in the news today.

Child abduction from the UK

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

| CYP Now

In the wake of a raft of changes to family law in the event of Brexit, Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs, examines the legal framework around child abduction from the UK.

Pacey co-chief Catherine Farrell stands down

Friday, August 16, 2013

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Joint chief executive of the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (Pacey) Catherine Farrell has left the charity, the organisation has confirmed.

Legal Update: Reform of children's home rules

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposals set out by the government aim to improve safeguarding measures for vulnerable children in residential care, says Awaz Raoof, international research officer, Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Trafficked children let down by system-wide support failures

Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Victims of child trafficking are being let down through "a culture of doubt and suspicion" across the justice and social care systems, according to a damning report by the Refugee Council and the Children's Society.

Campaigners urge Lib Dems to suspend new legal aid proposals

Monday, September 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's rights charities have written to Liberal Democrat MPs and peers warning them that proposed legal aid changes could have significant implications for the rights and protection of vulnerable children.

Charities develop support service for trafficked young males

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

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A peer support project for boys and young men who have been victims of human trafficking has been set up by Ecpat UK and the Children's Society.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Emotional cruelty

Monday, April 14, 2014

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Legal Update: Care of unaccompanied children

Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Draft proposals on the care of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and trafficked children are a welcome step but could go further, argues Rachel Hutchings, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Custody threshold must be raised after small fall in child detention, say campaigners

Thursday, May 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth custody figures are unlikely to come down further until the government legislates to raise the threshold for imprisonment, according to prison reform campaigners.

Pre-case work pays dividends