‘A Latvian girl should be adopted in the UK, despite objections from her mother and the Latvian authorities, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
BBC News, 13th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Inspection of response to paedophilia and other types of abuse a ‘damning indictment’ of police.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An independent review is being launched to examine why so many children in care in England and Wales end up in the criminal justice system.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A GP who did not act adequately over concerns raised about starved schoolboy Daniel Pelka remains fit to practise, a disciplinary panel has ruled.’
BBC News, 11th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A heroin addict has been jailed for six years for killing her two-year-old son by feeding him methadone’
The Guardian, 5th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Derby woman avoids prison sentence after admitting neglect by leaving 10-month-old son strapped in pushchair without feed in urine-soaked nappy.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Dr John Fox, barrister of Lamb Building, reviews some recent cases which may suggest a re-consideration of the burden of proof in cases of alleged non-accidental injury.’
Family Law Week, 27th November 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Tim Haines tells of nightmare battle to clear his name after leaving toddler alone for 10 minutes while he dashed to nearby pharmacy.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A couple jailed for neglecting five of their children have been branded “inadequate, stupid, stubborn and reckless” by a judge.’
BBC News, 16th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Seriously ill youngster was discovered by chance when policeman was investigating missing dogs. Mother, 21, sent to prison for two years in “worst case” PC has ever seen.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The parents of a five-month-old boy who died from acute rickets have been jailed for manslaughter.’
BBC News, 28th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Child Maltreatment Bill has barely progressed towards the statute book – and perhaps with good reason.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 27th February 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘More could have been done to help three children who were found drowned after their mother fell to her death from a car park, a report has found.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to investigate whether officers mishandled the case of a four-year-old boy whose mummified remains were found in his cot almost two years after he died.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The head of the social care department that “missed chances” to save the life of a boy has said he could not rule out a similar case happening in future.’
BBC News, 17th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A father who claimed the family dog caused fatal injuries to his 11-month-old son has been jailed for life for his murder.’
BBC News, 18th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A report has concluded the death of a 22-month-old boy may have been prevented if organisations had worked more effectively together.’
BBC News, 12th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A serious case review (SCR) into the starvation of four-year-old Hamzah Khan has concluded that while his death was ‘not predictable’, Bradford social services missed signs that, had they been put together, could have warned that Hamzah and his seven siblings were at risk.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Vulnerable children are being let down by councils with ineffective and incompetent leadership, according to the Ofsted chief inspector, who singled out Birmingham as a ‘national disgrace’.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Studying past cases of child neglect is a ‘big distraction’ for child protection professionals, a leading professor of social work has said, a day after a jury convicted a mother of starving her young son to death.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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