Jade’s Law passed to limit rights of killer parents – BBC News
‘A law campaigned for by the parents of murdered Jade Ward has become one of the last passed by this parliament.’
BBC News, 24th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: children
Hundreds of children under 10 subject to stop and search in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘Hundreds of children under 10 faced stop and search by police last year, including some who were strip-searched, the Observer can reveal.’
The Guardian, 25th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Letterbox contact can no longer be seen as appropriate regime for most cases, and should “certainly not be the norm”: Family President – Local Government Lawyer
‘The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has outlined the need for a “new approach” to post-adoption contact, noting that letterbox contact can “no longer be seen as the appropriate regime for most cases”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge orders child to see mum accused of sex abuse – BBC News
‘A judge in Liverpool ordered social services to arrange face-to-face contact between a “scared” toddler and a mother charged with sexually abusing her, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 24th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children detained under little-known orders are speaking out after turning 18 – BBC News
‘At the age of 14, Katy Baxter was detained alone under a court order, far from her Bournemouth home, supervised by two workers 24 hours a day, going for long periods without any contact with her family.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal issues ruling on evidential value and reliability of hair strand drug testing – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against a judge’s decision to authorise the removal of three children from the care of their maternal grandmother and uncle, which was largely based upon three sets of hair strand testing reports.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Local authority wins Court of Appeal challenge over interim care order requiring it to arrange direct contact between mother and daughter – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal brought by a local authority against a judge’s direction that the council should facilitate interim direct contact between a young girl and her mother.’
The Independent, 21st May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Lay evidence in fact-finding hearings – Local Government lawyer
‘A recent decision by the Court of Appeal serves as a reminder of the importance in fact-finding hearings of the evidence of lay parties being considered alongside that given by medical experts, writes Matthew Fiddy.’
Local Government lawyer, 17th May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Speech by the President of the Family Division: Adapting Adoption to the Modern World, Part Two – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Adapting Adoption to the Modern World: Part Two, Friday 17 May 2024 President of the Family Division The Right Honourable Sir Andrew McFarlane.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 17th May 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Kent NHS trust made failures in care of six-year-old girl, inquest finds – The Guardian
‘An inquest into the death of a six-year-old girl has concluded an NHS hospital trust made a number of failures in her care before she died.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
MP uses parliamentary privilege to ask why Lucy Letby story blocked in UK – The Guardian
‘The Conservative MP David Davis has used parliamentary privilege to ask why UK readers were barred from viewing an article in a prominent US magazine about the case of the former nurse Lucy Letby.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
The older child and medical treatment decisions – mental capacity or competence? – Mental Capacity Law and Policy
‘Re J (Blood Transfusion: Older Child: Jehovah’s Witnesses) [2024] EWHC 1034 (Fam) is a characteristically thoughtful judgment from Cobb J, concerning whether authorisation should be given to provide a 17 year old Jehovah’s Witness with blood products in a planned operation. In analysing the legal framework, Cobb J was taken to the decision of the Court of Appeal in E v Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust and F v Somerset NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWCA Civ 1888 (“E and F”). He resisted, however, the submission by the Trust that the decision set out the proposition that there can be a point in cases involving the medical treatment of those under that 18 that “the discretionary powers on the court to intervene convert into a duty on the court to intervene to preserve the young person’s life” (paragraph 33).’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 12th May 2024
UK Child Visa Financial Requirements Explained – EIN Blog
‘While we have recently seen significant increases to minimum income and salary requirements in several immigration routes (see our recent blog posts here and here), there is one small exception to the general trend: the Government has scrapped the requirement for Partner visa applicants to show additional funds for their child dependants, with effect from 11 April 2024.’
EIN Blog, 14th May 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Mother and son jailed after XL bully attack scarred eight-year-old boy for life – The Independent
‘A mother and son have been jailed after an eight-year-old boy was seriously injured in a “savage and sustained attack” by an XL bully dog.’
The Independent, 13th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Juror who researched law on child neglect gets suspended sentence – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A juror who researched the law on child neglect to hold her own amid “personality clashes” in the jury room has been spared prison.’
Law Society's Gazette, 10th May 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘We’re not allowed to bring our baby from Ukraine’: Refugees refused after sudden UK rule change – The Independent
‘A Ukrainian refugee couple who fled to the UK have been refused permission for their two-year-old daughter to join them after the government suddenly changed its sponsorship rules, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 12th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Child refugees using people smugglers to reach family in UK, report warns – The Guardian
‘Child refugees are using people smugglers to cross the Channel in small boats to reunite with parents and other close relatives because delays in government family reunion processes are leaving them stranded in danger, according to a report.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Premier League club boss wins anonymity in child sex abuse civil case – BBC News
‘A Premier League boss has been granted a High Court anonymity order in a civil case against him for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.’
BBC News, 9th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Diverse minds, Diverse decisions: How is neurodiversity considered in the Family Justice System? – Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog
‘Amidst the growing awareness and understanding of neurodiversity in the UK, there has been a notable surge in adults and children being diagnosed with conditions like autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in particular. It is estimated that around 1 in 7 people in the UK are neurodivergent. This cultural shift has left parents and families navigating the family justice system increasingly curious about how their, their spouse or their child’s neurodiversity will factor into the court’s decision-making process. This blog will address if and how the family justice system accounts for a parent or child’s neurodiversity in children proceedings and financial remedy proceedings.’
Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog, 8th May 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
