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Court Report: Age assessments of asylum seekers

Friday, March 5, 2010

| CYP Now

Case name: R (and others) v Manchester City Council and others; Case number: [2009] EWHC 3542 (Admin); Judge: Mr Justice Holman; Location: High Court of Justice, Administrative Court; Date: 28 January 2010

ChildRIGHT Interview: Sarah Lambert, head of policy, National Autistic Society

Features

Monday, June 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Trafficked girl wins age dispute case against council

News

Thursday, June 16, 2011

| CYP Now

A Nigerian girl has won a legal battle against a London borough that claimed she was an adult following an age assessment.

ChildRIGHT Ask the Expert: Parental restrictions during contact time

Other

Monday, September 13, 2010

| CYP Now

Can a parent restrict what the other parent is able to do during their contact time?

Government under no obligation to trace restraint victims, judge rules

News

Thursday, January 12, 2012

| CYP Now

The government will not be ordered to trace children who could be entitled to compensation for being unlawfully restrained in secure training centres (STCs), a judge has ruled.

Improve trust in the asylum system to end child detention, urges report

News

Friday, December 10, 2010

| CYP Now

Improving support and management of asylum seekers to ensure they have more faith in the system is the best approach to ending child detention, a report has found.

Unlawful force contributed to Adam Rickwood's death, inquest finds

News

Thursday, January 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The jury in the second inquest into the death of young offender Adam Rickwood has ruled that an unlawful use of force by professionals contributed to his death.

Court Report: Personal adviser may not prepare pathway plan

Other

Thursday, August 26, 2010

| CYP Now

Case name: R (A) v. London Borough of Lambeth; Case number: [2010] EWHC 1652; Judge: Mr Justice Parker; Location: High Court of Justice

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Changes to legal aid: education law

Other

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

| CYP Now

The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 will significantly reduce access to legal aid

Legal Update: Rights of 17-year-olds in custody

Other

Monday, May 13, 2013

| CYP Now

A recent case has ruled that 17-year-olds be treated as children when arrested and held in police custody, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Maximum class size

Other

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Government orders review of stop and search policy

News

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has ordered a rethink over the police's use of stop and search, in a bid to halt its disproportionate targeting of young black and Asian men.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Confidential sexual health advice

Other

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

All children have the right to confidential health advice, but confidentiality may be broken in certain circumstances

Court Report: Spent convictions blight young people's employment prospects

Other

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| CYP Now

This case involved four respondents who had all been convicted or received cautions or reprimands in respect of comparatively minor offending.

Rehabilitation in the community

Other

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

A pioneering cafe in Kent is bringing together professionals from health, youth services, prisons, education and business to help young offenders re-integrate into the local community. Jo Stephenson sees it in action.

Special educational needs provision: Legal Update

Other

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Ombudsman criticises council over failures that led to boy with special educational needs being denied a year of full-time education.

Daily roundup: Library closures, free childcare, and DNA swabs

Other

Monday, September 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's laureate criticises government failure to stop library closures; Labour outlines free childcare plans; and Welsh police have taken the DNA of 5,000 children, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Court report - Injunction restricts reporting onchildren

Other

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

| CYP Now

Case name: Re J (A Child) Case number (2013) EWHC 2694 (Fam)

Legal Update: Safeguarding children who go missing from care

Best Practice

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Guidance outlines the importance of carrying out return home interviews with children who run away or go missing from care.

NCAS Conference: Pre-court work cuts care cases, study finds

News

Monday, October 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Pre-proceedings case work in six councils piloting new ways of dealing with care applications cut the number of cases going to court by a quarter, analysis has shown.

In a Nutshell: Local authorities' legal duties to children at risk

Other

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Children considered to be at risk of significant harm must have their circumstances fully investigated by their local authority

Youth offender staff divided over relaxation of minimum standards

Other

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

National standards governing the way services deal with young offenders are set to be relaxed, with changes due to come into effect in April

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

Other

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Bill includes a number of proposed reforms to existing legislation. Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the principal changes

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - How old does a child have to be to work?

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Post-Brexit status of EU citizens

Features

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

| CYP Now

Ban Hussein, project officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the government's recently published proposals for the status and rights of European Union citizens in the UK after Brexit.

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Court Report: Age assessments of asylum seekers

ChildRIGHT Interview: Sarah Lambert, head of policy, National Autistic Society

Trafficked girl wins age dispute case against council

ChildRIGHT Ask the Expert: Parental restrictions during contact time

Government under no obligation to trace restraint victims, judge rules

Improve trust in the asylum system to end child detention, urges report

Unlawful force contributed to Adam Rickwood's death, inquest finds

Court Report: Personal adviser may not prepare pathway plan

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Changes to legal aid: education law

Legal Update: Rights of 17-year-olds in custody

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Maximum class size

Government orders review of stop and search policy

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Confidential sexual health advice

Court Report: Spent convictions blight young people's employment prospects

Rehabilitation in the community

Special educational needs provision: Legal Update

Daily roundup: Library closures, free childcare, and DNA swabs

Legal Update: Court report - Injunction restricts reporting onchildren

Legal Update: Safeguarding children who go missing from care

NCAS Conference: Pre-court work cuts care cases, study finds

In a Nutshell: Local authorities' legal duties to children at risk

Youth offender staff divided over relaxation of minimum standards

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - How old does a child have to be to work?

Post-Brexit status of EU citizens

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