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Legal Update: Preparing for the adoption assessment process
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- Tuesday, October 26, 2021 | CYP Now
How prospective adopters are prepared for assessment can make or break an adoption, says Jane Poore, adoption consultant at CoramBAAF.
Trafficking, modern slavery and the NRM
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- Monday, August 26, 2019 | CYP Now
Recent changes to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) will have an effect on child victims of trafficking and those who support them.
Legal Update: Relationships with the court
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- Tuesday, October 25, 2022 | CYP Now
Alexandra Conroy Harris, legal consultant at CoramBAAF, explains how the charity is working with local authorities and judges to improve understanding of care orders so the right one is used.
Legal Update: The Carer’s Leave Act 2023
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- Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | CYP Now
Augusta Itua, legal consultant at CoramBAAF, assesses the implications for carers of new legislation that gives employees the right to take leave in order to provide or arrange for long-term care needs.
ChildRIGHT Interview: Sarah Lambert, head of policy, National Autistic Society
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- Monday, June 13, 2011 | CYP Now
Post-Brexit status of EU citizens
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- 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.
In a Nutshell: Plans to scale back vetting and barring
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- Monday, July 9, 2012 | CYP Now
The government plans to change the scheme intended to ?prevent inappropriate people from working with children
Review: Bringing the complexity of law to life
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- Monday, May 12, 2014 | CYP Now
The Social Worker's Guide to Children and Families Law 2nd
Edition
Legal Update: Asylum seeker age assessments
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- Tuesday, April 11, 2017 | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at the potentially harmful consequences of asylum applicants having their ages disputed by officials.
School exclusions guidance
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- Monday, February 20, 2012 | CYP Now
Kate Harvey, education adviser at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the potential impact of the proposed new exclusions guidance on pupils in England with special educational needs
Family court improvement forum
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- Tuesday, March 30, 2021 | CYP Now
Louise Sims, kinship care and fostering consultant at CoramBAAF, discusses the benefits of Quality Circle, an innovative forum to identify good practice developed by the Sussex Family Justice Board.
Guidance to tackle county lines cases
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- Monday, January 1, 0001 | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, group head of policy and public affairs at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, examines the rise in county lines cases and new guidance for practitioners on how to improve safeguarding.
Support for special guardians
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- Monday, September 23, 2019 | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at calls for changes to special guardianship orders to ensure that carers are adequately prepared and supported.
ChildRIGHT: Legal aid -- Legal aid cuts will deny justice to many children
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- Monday, March 7, 2011 | CYP Now
Kirsten Anderson, head of research, policy and communications at the Children's Legal Centre, on the impact of cuts to legal aid
ChildRIGHT: The right for children to appeal SEN decisions
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- Monday, June 13, 2011 | CYP Now
Kirsten Anderson, head of research, policy and communications, looks at proposals to give children the power to challenge SEN decisions.
Legal Update: Independent reviewing officers
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- Tuesday, August 28, 2018 | CYP Now
A call to drop independent reviewing officers has been rejected by the government, but questions remain over their effectiveness.
The future of legal aid provision
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- Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram, examines recent announcements by the government relating to the provision of legal aid and access to justice for vulnerable children
Legal Update: Long-term segregation on mental health wards
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- Monday, June 24, 2019 | CYP Now
Care Quality Commission report reveals cases of young people with autism or complex needs being segregated on mental health wards.
Legal Update: Cultural matching in foster care
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- Tuesday, September 26, 2017 | CYP Now
Reports of a child being placed with "inappropriate" foster carers spark fears that placement options for children could be more limited.