Age-ratings call for music DVDs – BBC News
“In a bid to protect children from over-sexualised imagery, the government is to consult on whether music DVDs should have movie-style age ratings.”
BBC News, 9th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: children
Regulating porn: protecting children online – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“In the week that many parents will have to explain why a stripper was put through on Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) rather than a female impressionist, there has been much publicity on the idea of opt in pornography and whether this would be an effective way of protecting children from accessing indecent images online.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 8th May 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Rochdale grooming trial: Nine found guilty of child sex charges – BBC News
“Nine men have been convicted of being part of a child sexual exploitation ring in Greater Manchester.”
BBC News, 8th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
AA (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer – WLR Daily
AA (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer: [2012] EWCA Civ 563; [2012] WLR (D) 134
“Paragraph 352D of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, concerning the entitlement to entry clearance of a child seeking entry into the United Kingdom as a de facto adopted child of a sponsor who had previously been granted asylum as a refugee, did not extend to children who, neither adopted de jure nor de facto within the ambit of paragraph 309A of the Rules, could be styled as ‘adopted’ by reason of having become a child of the family.”
WLR Daily, 1st May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Internet pornography: government to consult on protecting children – The Guardian
“The government is to consult on tough measures to protect children from internet pornography. Under plans being draw up by Downing Street, it would be up to customers to ‘opt-in’ to receive adult content online when they take out a broadband contract.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘It’s Good to Share’ – Should there be a presumption of equality between parents when it comes to caring for their children? – Family Law Week
“Bindu Bansal, Solicitor with Paris Smith LLP, considers the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a presumption of shared parenting.”
Family Law Week, 29th April 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
‘Thousands of children’ to lose legal aid in shake-up – BBC News
“Thousands of children will lose access to legal aid under government plans to shake up the system, campaigners say.”
BBC News, 17th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Researching Relocation Disputes in First Instance Courts – Family Law Week
“Dr Rob George, Fellow in Law at the University of Oxford and Associate Tenant at Harcourt Chambers, discusses relocation disputes and his on-going research into how these cases are dealt with in the first instance courts of England and Wales.”
Family Law Week, 13th April 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Guidance : Care Monitoring System Guidance for Practitioners – Family Law Bar Association
Guidance : Care Monitoring System Guidance for Practitioners
Family Law Bar Association, 5th April 2012
Source: wwww.flba.co.uk
X-ray trial on asylum seekers started without formal approval – The Guardian
“The UK Border Agency embarked on a controversial trial of using dental x-rays to establish the age of young asylum seekers without the formal approval of the NHS watchdog which ensures medical research is ethical, the Guardian can reveal.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inside Keppel: finding freedom in a children’s prison – The Guardian
“The Guardian has been given exclusive access to a unit in West Yorkshire trying new ways to reach the most disturbed children.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
In re J (Children) (Care Proceedings: Standard of Proof) – WLR Daily
In re J (Children) (Care Proceedings: Standard of Proof) [2012] EWCA Civ 380; [2012] WLR (D) 111
In looking to the threshold criteria identified within section 31 of the Children Act 1989, and addressing the problem of the unidentified perpetrator of violence to a child or children where the pool of perpetrators was limited, the courts had to apply, with great care, the authorities in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, where it was mooted that such authority was not compatible with certain decisions of the House of Lords.
WLR Daily, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Sarah’s Law reveals identities of 160 sex offenders with access to children – The Independent
“The identities of more than 160 child sex offenders have been exposed during the first year of the ‘Sarah’s Law’ scheme, which allows worried parents to check on anyone who has regular access to their children.”
The Independent, 4th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Are We Missing a Trick? Section 34 of the Children Act – An under-used application – Family Law Week
“Julie Stather, barrister, of 42 Bedford Row examines the advantages to child, parents and local authority of using section 34 of the Children Act.”
Family Law Week, 31st March 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Forced marriage: Girl aged five among 400 minors helped – BBC News
“A five-year-old girl is thought to have become the UK’s youngest victim of forced marriage. She was one of 400 children to receive assistance from the government’s Forced Marriage Unit in the last year. The figures have emerged as the public consultation into criminalising forced marriage in England, Wales and Northern Ireland comes to an end.”
BBC News, 30th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Torture case report is ‘insufficient’ says Michael Gove – The Independent
“Education Secretary Michael Gove today said a report into the torture of two young boys was ‘insufficient’ and showed the current system of serious case reviews is ‘failing’.”
The Independent, 29th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fresh series of defeats for proposals to cut access to legal aid for children – The Guardian
“The government has suffered a fresh series of defeats in the House of Lords over proposals to cut access to legal aid for children and in medical negligence cases.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Annual Resolution Conference – Speech by Sir Nicholas Wall
Annual Resolution Conference (PDF)
Speech by Sir Nicholas Wall, President of the Family Division
Annual Resolution Conference, 24th March 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ first review uncovers failings in advocacy provision – Family Law Week
“Some of Wales’ most vulnerable children and young people are unaware of their statutory right to an independent professional advocate due to a system without a clear set of checks and balances, according to the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, Keith Towler.”
Family Law Week, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
