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Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Minister calls for Ofsted to inspect academy chains; serious case review finds health services missed chances to refer baby to social workers; and new standards for managing anxiety published, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Domestic violence

Other

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Q: What legal steps can a person take to get protection from domestic violence?

Daily roundup: Alcohol abuse, nursery inspections, and classroom behaviour

Other

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Council seeks compensation for looked-after child affected by mother's drinking; third of early years providers rated less than good; and teacher suspended for taping noisy pupils' mouths shut, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Restricting parental responsibility

Other

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Kelly Reeve, team leader and senior legal consultant for the Child Law Advice Service, examines the restrictions that can be placed on fathers' parental responsibility in order to protect a child's welfare.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK

Other

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Marianne Lagrue, project officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines issues faced by unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Court Report: Girl overruled in claim for housing

Other

Monday, February 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Case name: R (FL) v Lambeth; Case number: [2010] EWHC 49 (Admin); Judge: Mr Christopher Symons QC; Location: High Court of Justice, Administrative Court; Date: 21 January 2010

Professionals fail to listen to children, finds Ofsted

News

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Professionals are not listening to children's views, potentially placing them at risk of harm, an Ofsted evaluation of serious case reviews has found.

ChildRIGHT: Participation rights -- Children's right to have their views heard

Features

Monday, February 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Kirsten Anderson, head of research, policy and communications at the Children's Legal Centre, on involving children in care-related decisions.

ChildRIGHT Ask the Expert: Smacking children

Other

Friday, February 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Is it illegal for a parent or carer to smack their child?

Legal Update: Court Report - Immigration and an application to adopt

Other

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Call for national approach to pre-proceedings work

News

Friday, November 1, 2013

| CYP Now

A legal expert is calling for the introduction of a national approach for working with vulnerable families before care proceedings are launched.

Councils and care agencies fail to safeguard personal data

News

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities and independent fostering and adoption agencies are leaving themselves open to large fines by failing to adequately protect the personal data collected about looked-after children and potential carers.

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.

Campaigners call for end to B&B use for care leavers

News

Friday, May 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities should be banned from using bed and breakfasts to house young care leavers, while post-care accommodation should be regulated by Ofsted, MPs have been told.

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: FDAC works to keep families united

Best Practice

Monday, March 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at the role of the Family, Drug and Alcohol Court in keeping children with their families and cost-savings its work can bring.

Witness anonymity is vital to child safety

Opinion

Friday, June 24, 2011

| CYP Now

The task of keeping children safe is already full of perils and hazards. Now two legal cases may have just made it harder to be an expert witness in child protection cases.

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.

ChildRIGHT Interview: Carolyn Regan, interim managing director, Coram Children's Legal Centre

Features

Monday, October 31, 2011

| CYP Now

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.

Social work leaders criticise landmark child protection ruling

News

Monday, September 9, 2013

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has spoken out against a landmark legal ruling allowing a father to post a video of police and social workers removing his baby under an emergency protection order.

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"

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Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Domestic violence

Daily roundup: Alcohol abuse, nursery inspections, and classroom behaviour

Legal Update: Restricting parental responsibility

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK

Court Report: Girl overruled in claim for housing

Professionals fail to listen to children, finds Ofsted

ChildRIGHT: Participation rights -- Children's right to have their views heard

ChildRIGHT Ask the Expert: Smacking children

Legal Update: Court Report - Immigration and an application to adopt

Call for national approach to pre-proceedings work

Councils and care agencies fail to safeguard personal data

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

Campaigners call for end to B&B use for care leavers

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: FDAC works to keep families united

Witness anonymity is vital to child safety

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

ChildRIGHT Interview: Carolyn Regan, interim managing director, Coram Children's Legal Centre

Legal Update: Treatment of trafficking victims

Social work leaders criticise landmark child protection ruling

Section 47 Inquiries help protect children

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