children – Page 179 – Current Awareness

Justice will not be done – The Guardian

Posted February 28th, 2012 in asylum, children, civil justice, legal aid, news by tracey

“The Crown Prosecution Service, the Met and the Home Office have all recently been forced to pay out compensation to children. In one case, a teenage witness was put at risk; in the other 40 asylum seekers were locked up in adult units. All three organisations have sought to reassure the public that policy and procedures have changed as a result. But what would have happened to these cases had the legal aid bill (Laspo), now approaching report stage in the Lords, already become law?”

The Guardian, 27th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Girl injured by speeding driver awarded £5m – BBC News

Posted February 23rd, 2012 in children, compensation, dangerous driving, news, personal injuries by sally

“A six-year-old West Midland girl who suffered severe brain damage in a car crash involving a speeding driver has been awarded £5m compensation.”

BBC News, 23rd February 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judges issue guidelines for consideration of human trafficking – The Independent

Posted February 20th, 2012 in children, judgments, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

“The ‘evil’ crime of trafficking in human beings was highlighted by leading judges today.”

The Independent, 20th February 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Children: Public Law Update – Family Law Week

Posted February 20th, 2012 in care orders, child abuse, children, fostering, news, witnesses by sally

“John Tughan, Barrister, of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent developments in Public Law Children.”

Family Law Week, 19th February 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Boy, 11, gets criminal record after arson attack – The Independent

Posted February 20th, 2012 in arson, children, criminal records, news by sally

“A schoolboy has become one of the youngest people in the country to be given a criminal record after he admitted vandalism during an arson attack when he was 10 years old.”

The Independent, 18th February 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Shared parenting after divorce: lessons from Australia – Halsbury’s Law Exhange

Posted February 20th, 2012 in children, custody, divorce, news by sally

“The recent Government Response to the Family Justice Review has at its centre an entitlement to a legally binding presumption of shared parenting. Legislation in favour of shared parenting would represent the greatest change to the Children Act since its creation in 1989. Arguably, the proposal represents a levelling of the playing field, addressing a perceived imbalance in the treatment of parents post-separation, to others it is a legislative minefield detracting from the primary consideration – the child.”

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 17th February 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

£1m payout to child asylum seekers – The Independent

Posted February 20th, 2012 in asylum, children, compensation, detention, news by sally

“The Home Office has paid compensation of more than £1m, plus £1m costs, in a case involving 40 child asylum seekers who were wrongly detained as adults, it has been reported.”

The Independent, 18th February 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Caution on child trafficking review – The Independent

Posted February 17th, 2012 in children, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

“The Children’s Commissioner has said it would have to ‘consider’ a possible review of how rescued trafficked children are cared for before agreeing to take it on.”

The Independent, 16th February 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Payout of £600,000 after child witness put at risk – BBC News

Posted February 15th, 2012 in anonymity, children, Crown Prosecution Service, damages, gangs, news, police, witnesses by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service and Met Police paid a family more than £600,000 ($943,000) in damages and costs after a child witness was identified to a gang.”

BBC News, 15th February 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The importance of children in automatic deportation cases – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 13th, 2012 in children, deportation, news by sally

“This case concerns the application of human rights exceptions to the deportation of individuals who were married to British citizens or who had British children.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 13th February 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Norgrove – The Response Considered – Family Law Week

Posted February 13th, 2012 in children, dispute resolution, divorce, grandparents, news by sally

“Sally Gore, barrister, of 14 Gray’s Inn Square analyses the Government’s response to the Family Justice Review in the context of current family law practice.”

Family Law Week, 13th February 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.com

Government backs ‘shared parenting’ legislation after separation – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2012 in children, divorce, families, news, parental rights, reports by sally

“Fathers and mothers should be entitled to a legally binding ‘presumption of shared parenting’ after separation, the government has announced, rejecting advice by an independent review on family justice.”

The Guardian, 6th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ken Clarke reveals plans to give divorced fathers more rights – The Guardian

Posted February 6th, 2012 in children, custody, divorce, family courts, news by sally

“Ken Clarke, the justice secretary, is to publish proposals to give stronger rights to divorced and separated fathers to see their children as part of an overhaul of the family justice system.”

The Guardian, 6th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Grandparents must have ‘clear rights’ to see grandchildren when couples split – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 6th, 2012 in children, custody, divorce, grandparents, news by sally

“Grandparents should be given clear rights to see their grandchildren when couples separate, ministers will say today.”

Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Family justice report author criticises plan to change divorce and custody law – The Guardian

Posted February 6th, 2012 in children, custody, divorce, family courts, news by sally

“Legislating to ensure that both parents in a divorce retain the right of access to their children could cause severe problems in custody cases, according to the former Whitehall official who conducted a review on family justice.”

The Guardian, 3rd February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

£20,000 fine levied for marketing ‘likely to result in harm to children’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 3rd, 2012 in advertising, children, fines, internet, news, telecommunications by sally

“PhonepayPlus has fined a company £20,000 after determining that it was in ‘serious’ breach of its rules around the promotion of premium rate services (PRS) to children after two sisters ran up a bill of more than £2,500 texting the service.”

OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Divorced fathers to get more contact with their children – The Guardian

Posted February 3rd, 2012 in children, contact orders, divorce, news by sally

“Fathers will get improved contact with their children following divorce, amid plans to rewrite the law governing custody disputes.”

The Guardian,3rd February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Woman jailed for using six-year-old girl to burgle – The Independent

Posted January 24th, 2012 in burglary, child abduction, children, news by sally

“A woman who duped a six-year-old girl into breaking into a house and stealing a laptop was jailed yesterday for 20 months.”

The Independent, 24th January 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Unlawful restraint widespread in child jails for a decade, says judge – The Guardian

Posted January 12th, 2012 in children, news, prisons, restraint, secure training centres, young offenders, Youth Justice Board by sally

“The unlawful use of restraint was widespread in privately run child jails in Britain for at least a decade, a high court judge has ruled for the first time.”

The Guardian, 12th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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