children – Page 17 – Current Awareness

Tech firms face tougher online age checks – Ofcom – BBC News

Posted May 8th, 2024 in children, codes of practice, internet, media, news, ombudsmen by tracey

‘Ofcom has warned social media sites they could be banned for under-18s if they fail to comply with new online safety rules. The media regulator has published a children’s safety draft codes of practice, which requires social media firms to have more robust age-checking measures, and Ofcom boss Dame Melanie Dawes warned any company that broke them could have their minimum user age raised to 18.’

BBC News, 8th May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hundreds of potentially trafficked children ‘abandoned by Home Office’ – The Guardian

Posted May 8th, 2024 in children, forced labour, government departments, immigration, news, statistics, trafficking in human beings by tracey

‘Hundreds of children identified as potential victims of trafficking are being abandoned by the Home Office and left vulnerable to exploitation, new data reveals. Released following a freedom of information (FoI) request, figures show that in 2022, 1,871 children identified as possible victims of trafficking or modern slavery dropped off the UK government system conceived to support them once they turned 18.’

The Guardian, 8th May 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Family Law Newsletter – Spire Barristers

Posted May 3rd, 2024 in chambers articles, children, families, family courts, news by sally

‘Family Law Newsletter – April 2024; Articles, news, legislation updates and case updates from Care Proceedings, Private Law and Financial Remedy matters.’

Spire Barristers, 22nd April 2024

Source: www.spirebarristers.co.uk

Pair jailed for neglect after boy’s window fall – BBC News

Posted May 1st, 2024 in child neglect, children, drug abuse, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man and woman have been jailed after a child they were looking after fell out of a window while they were under the influence of drugs.’

BBC News, 30th April 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woman raped by father wins payout as police finally admit mistakes in four-decade battle for justice – The Independent

Posted April 29th, 2024 in child abuse, children, compensation, damages, families, human rights, imprisonment, news, police, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A woman who was raped by her father has hit out at a catalogue of misogynistic police failings during her four-decade-long fight for justice.’

The Independent, 28th April 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK policy denying visas to children of care workers faces legal challenge – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2024 in care workers, children, equality, families, government departments, immigration, news, visas by sally

‘An organisation that supports migrant workers has launched a legal challenge against the government’s new policy to bar care workers from bringing children and partners to the UK, warning that it is “tearing families apart”.’

The Guardian, 26th April 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Bristol drug dealer jailed for modern slavery offence – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2024 in children, drug trafficking, forced labour, news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by tracey

‘A drug dealer who was involved in trafficking children to sell crack cocaine and heroin has been jailed.’

BBC News, 25th April 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

High Court finds Local Authority’s housing policy to be discriminatory against women and girls escaping violence in successful judicial review challenge – Garden Court Chambers

Posted April 24th, 2024 in chambers articles, child abuse, children, equality, families, housing, judicial review, landlord & tenant, local government, news, sex discrimination, sexual offences, women by sally

‘The High Court has held that part of Westminster City Council’s Housing Allocation Scheme is unlawful, as it indirectly discriminates against women and girls who need to move borough to escape violence.’

Garden Court Chambers, 10th April 2024

Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk

Criminal injuries compensation and “Daisy’s Law” – 12 KBW Personal Injury Law Blog

Posted April 24th, 2024 in bills, children, compensation, criminal injuries compensation, criminal justice, damages, judicial review, news, personal injuries, psychiatric damage, rape, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘Jessica Muurman, pupil barrister at 12KBW, analyses the recent judgment in R (Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority) v First-tier Tribunal v GHI [2024] UKUT 3 (ACC), which concerns the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 and its interaction with ‘Daisy’s Law’ in the Victims and Prisoners Bill.’

12KBW Personal Injury Law Blog, 10th April 2024

Source: pilawblog.com

Can AI image generators be policed to prevent explicit deepfakes of children? – The Guardian

Posted April 24th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, blackmail, child abuse, children, news, sexual offences by tracey

‘As one of the largest “training” datasets has been found to contain child sexual abuse material, can bans on creating such imagery be feasible?’

The Guardian, 23rd April 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Thousands of children strip-searched by police in England and Wales last year – The Guardian

Posted April 22nd, 2024 in children, investigatory powers, news, police, race discrimination, statistics by sally

‘More than 60 children a week are being strip-searched by police in England and Wales, with those who are black, Asian or mixed race significantly more likely to be targeted, new figures reveal.’

The Guardian, 21st April 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Man who raped girl, 15, in Bournemouth sea sentenced to six and a half years – The Guardian

Posted April 22nd, 2024 in child abuse, children, imprisonment, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A man who raped a 15-year-old girl who could not swim after taking her out of her depth in the sea off Bournemouth beach has been sentenced to six and a half years’ detention.’

The Guardian, 19th April 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Two boys sentenced for killing more than 20 animals at environmental college – The Independent

Posted April 19th, 2024 in animal cruelty, animals, children, community service, compensation, criminal damage, news, school children, sentencing by sally

‘Two schoolboys who killed more than 20 animals including rabbits, snakes and birds at an environmental college have been handed a community order.’

The Independent, 18th April 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Brighton: Police apology over 1986 schoolgirls murder case – BBC News

Posted April 19th, 2024 in children, complaints, Crown Prosecution Service, DNA, double jeopardy, families, forensic science, imprisonment, miscarriage of justice, murder, news, police, sentencing by sally

‘The families of two schoolgirls murdered in 1986 have received an apology from Sussex Police over mistakes in its investigations.’

BBC News, 18th April 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Say a prayer for Article 9? R (on the Application of TTT) v Michaela School and the question of interference – Law & Religion UK

Posted April 19th, 2024 in children, Christianity, equality, freedom of expression, human rights, Islam, news, religious discrimination, school children by sally

‘The media reports of the last few months highlight how controversial and charged the decision in R (on the Application of TTT) v Michaela School [2024] EWHC 843 (Admin) is. There is much to unpack and debate about the High Court’s 83-page judgment, not least how the secular approach held to be lawful in the judgment sits with a legal framework that continues to favour Christianity in terms of laws on collective worship and the teaching of religion in school.’

Law & Religion UK, 19th April 2024

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

Terror watchdog condemns WhatsApp for lowering UK users’ minimum age to 13 – The Guardian

Posted April 19th, 2024 in children, internet, news, ombudsmen, telecommunications, terrorism, young persons by sally

‘The UK’s terror watchdog has criticised Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta for lowering the minimum age for WhatsApp users from 16 to 13, warning that the “extraordinary” move could expose more teenagers to extreme content.’

The Guardian, 18th April 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Supreme Court hears appeals over reporting restriction orders in withdrawal of treatment cases – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 17th, 2024 in appeals, bereavement, children, families, hospitals, local government, media, medical treatment, news, reporting restrictions, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court is this week hearing an appeal over the discharge of reporting restriction orders (RROs) protecting the identity of medical professionals involved in the care of patients in respect of whom an application to withdraw treatment had been made.’

Local Government Lawyer, 16th April 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Paedophiles could be stripped of parental rights under new law – BBC News

Posted April 17th, 2024 in child abuse, children, families, media, news, parental rights, pilot schemes, reporting restrictions, sexual offences by sally

‘Paedophiles convicted of serious sexual offences could lose parental rights over their children under a new law.’

BBC News, 17th April 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jail for sex offender given access to child’s data by law firm’s error – Legal Futures

Posted April 16th, 2024 in child abuse, children, contempt of court, data protection, law firms, news, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A convicted sex offender accidentally given access by a law firm to a vulnerable child’s confidential information has been jailed for six months for not complying with court orders to delete it.’

Legal Futures, 16th April 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

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