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Daily roundup: alcohol misuse, child deaths, young offenders

Monday, September 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Hospital admissions data reveals numbers of children abusing alcohol; research findings show higher death rates for children born to mothers aged under 30; and young offenders to pay for prison property damage, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Homelessness, legal system, and children's services

Other

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Housing benefits freeze sees young people stuck in hostels; Cafcass completes government department move; and social enterprise takes over Richmond and Kingston children's services, all in the news today.

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.

Can X-rays determine age?

Other

Monday, April 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the legality of the UK Border Agency's plans to use X-rays to determine the age of young asylum seekers

In a Nutshell: The CAF - a useful tool for practitioners

Other

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

The Common Assessment Framework helps to identify children's ?additional needs and plan what extra resources they may require

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Care orders

Other

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

A care order will be granted if a child is believed to be at risk of harm, making social services responsible for their welfare

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: Legal aid for children at risk

Other

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

| CYP Now

Kelly Reeve, team leader and senior legal consultant for the Child Law Advice Service, considers the legal aid rules for children at risk of abuse and examines how the law leaves this group more vulnerable to harm.

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- The prevention of child abduction

Other

Monday, September 13, 2010

| CYP Now

How the police and the courts can support parents who fear their child has been or is about to be taken out of the UK without their permission.

Legal Update: Treatment of trafficking victims

Other

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

A recent case makes important rulings about the treatment of child trafficking victims in criminal cases, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager, at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Section 47 Inquiries help protect children

Other

Monday, April 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities are duty-bound to undertake an investigation where children are considered to be at risk of "significant harm"

Daily roundup: Emotional abuse, Youth Parliament, and consent age

Other

Monday, November 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Police officers back efforts to make child emotional cruelty an offence; Youth Parliament sets its policy priorities for coming year; and political parties reject calls to cut age of sexual consent, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child health, inspection reform, and mental health

Other

Monday, January 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Labour pushes for ban on smoking in cars carrying children; Gove gives Wilshaw vote of confidence over think tank reports; and children with mental health problems still detained in police cells, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child protection, numeracy education, and youth services

Other

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Child sex offenders in Sussex identified through disclosure scheme; building society to offer numeracy training for pupils; and moves to reduce youth service cuts in Wiltshire, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's services, leadership and child protection

Other

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Hampshire children's services receive "good" Ofsted judgment; Salford DCS to become Solihull chief executive; and Bristol gets new child protection service, all in the news today.

Move to clarify the law on emotional abuse and neglect divides sector

Other

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Hailed by charities as a vital step in improving the protection of vulnerable children who are treated cruelly, the proposed new law on emotional abuse and neglect is branded impractical, unworkable and unnecessary by others.

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

Other

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?

Legal Update: Court Report - Dublin decision on asylum claim

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Court Report: Disclosure of an abuse assessment

Other

Monday, November 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Case name: A County Council v SB; Case number: (2010) EWHC 2528 (Fam); Judge: Sir Nicholas Wall;Location: High Court of Justice (Family Division)

Legal Update: Child abuse inquiry - what now?

Other

Monday, October 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at the impact that recent resignations will have on the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.

Court Report: Threshold criteria met in care case

Other

Friday, April 9, 2010

| CYP Now

Case name: Birmingham City Council v AG and others; Case number: [2009] EWHC 3720 (Fam); Judge: Mrs Justice King DBE; Location: High Court of Justice Family Court; Date: 6 March 2010

Court Report: Appeal to disclose child's identity

Other

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Legal Update: Sexual exploitation by gangs

Other

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Hazel Kent, operations officer, international policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre examines the Children's Commissioner for England's inquiry into child sexual exploitation by gangs

Daily roundup: Child protection, mental health and early years

Other

Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Academics criticise government plans to outsource children's social care; NHS England raises concerns over failure to meet child mental health needs; and nursery to investigate after toddler found wandering streets, all in the news today.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New measures tackle sexual exploitation

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has announced new measures in response to recent reports on institutional failings to protect children.

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Daily roundup: alcohol misuse, child deaths, young offenders

Daily roundup: Homelessness, legal system, and children's services

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

Can X-rays determine age?

In a Nutshell: The CAF - a useful tool for practitioners

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Care orders

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Research that involves children

Legal Update: Legal aid for children at risk

ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- The prevention of child abduction

Legal Update: Treatment of trafficking victims

Section 47 Inquiries help protect children

Daily roundup: Emotional abuse, Youth Parliament, and consent age

Daily roundup: Child health, inspection reform, and mental health

Daily roundup: Child protection, numeracy education, and youth services

Daily roundup: Children's services, leadership and child protection

Move to clarify the law on emotional abuse and neglect divides sector

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

Legal Update: Court Report - Dublin decision on asylum claim

Court Report: Disclosure of an abuse assessment

Legal Update: Child abuse inquiry - what now?

Court Report: Threshold criteria met in care case

Court Report: Appeal to disclose child's identity

Legal Update: Sexual exploitation by gangs

Daily roundup: Child protection, mental health and early years

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New measures tackle sexual exploitation

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