Court costs ‘risk’ for children – BBC Law in Action
“A rise in court costs could be deterring local authorities from applying for protection for vulnerable children, the BBC has learned.”
BBC Law in Action, 1st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: care orders
In re B (Children) (Care orders: Standard of proof) – Times Law Reports
In re B (Children) (Care orders: Standard of proof)
House of Lords
“The standard of proof necessary to establish the threshold for making a care order was the simple balance of probabilities. Neither the seriousness of any allegations nor the seriousness of the consequences should make any difference to the standard of proof to be applied in determining the facts.”
The Times, 12th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
In re B (Minors) (Sexual Abuse: Standard of Proof) – WLR Daily
In re B (Minors) (Sexual Abuse: Standard of Proof) [2008] UKHL 35; [2008] WLR (D) 186
“The standard of proof to be applied when establishing the threshold for making a care order under s 31(2) or the welfare considerations under s 1 of the Children Act 1989 was the simple balance of probabilities and neither the seriousness of the allegations nor the seriousness of the consequences should make any difference to the standard of proof in determining the facts.”
WLR Daily, 11th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
RP v Nottingham City Council – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“There was no breach of a mother’s right to a fair hearing under article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights when she was represented by the Official Solicitor who conceded that overwhelming evidence justified making a care order.”
The Times, 10th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Fears for children at risk as care order applications fall by a third – The Times
“Children at risk of abuse or neglect face even greater danger because of a new system designed to cut costs and speed up care proceedings, the Government has been warned.”
The Times, 6th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government putting a price on the future of children – The Times
” While the Government digests the disastrous effects of the Domestic Violence, Crime & Victims Act 2004, introduced in July last year, on the protection of the victims of domestic violence, it might also give consideration to another legislative time-bomb affecting family proceedings.”
The Times, 28th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Children ‘put at risk by higher court fees’ – The Times
” Vulnerable children face a greater risk of harm because of a dramatic rise in the cost of taking them into care, ministers have been warned.”
The Times, 28th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Getting left behind? – Law Society’s Gazette
“Radical changes to the way childcare cases are processed and how much they will cost could leave vulnerable children at risk, family law experts fear. Grania Langdon-Down reports.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th April 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Care proceedings reforms – Ministry of Justice
“The government is implementing key reforms to the child care proceedings system in England and Wales, following a review of the system completed in 2006.”
Ministry of Justice, 19th March 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
£63,000 for mother’s time with baby – The Guardian
“A teenage mother whose baby was unlawfully removed from her within hours of his birth without a court order is to have a four-month residential assessment of her parenting skills which could cost the local authority nearly £100,000.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
