Sacked paperboy, 15, tries to change employment law – The Times
“A schoolboy is trying to change children’s employment laws after being sacked from his paper round.”
The Times, 6th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Category: children
Child rapist jailed indefinitely – BBC News
“A paedophile who returned to the scene of a previous sex attack to rape a schoolboy has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hundreds cautioned over child sex – BBC News
“A total of 229 adults were handed a police caution for subjecting children aged under 13 to sex offences, figures for 2004 to 2007 have shown.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tesco to challenge any person who looks under 25 if they buy alcohol – Daily Telegraph
“Tesco will insist that any shopper who looks under 25 must prove his or her age to buy alcohol, after it became the first supermarket to be taken to court for persistently selling alcohol to youngsters.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
We must safeguard all children, including young offenders – The Guardian
“”Lord Laming’s review of child protection procedures ignores the needs of those in the criminal justice system.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parents lose court battle to keep baby son alive – The Guardian
“A hospital ventilator keeping a nine-month-old baby alive could be turned off today after his parents lost a legal battle with a hospital yesterday.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parents face gang culture action – BBC News
“Parents of children involved in gang violence should be ‘held to account’, ministers are to argue as they warn of the growing threat of gang culture.”
BBC News, 18th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Report uncovers child trafficking – BBC News
“Children as young as three are being trafficked to Wales from China, Bangladesh and Nigeria for sex, drugs and domestic servitude, a study shows.”
BBC News, 18th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Edwards (Sharon) – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Legislation criminalising sexual activity with a child did not make any distinction according to whether the victim was a girl or a boy and, in sentencing for such an offence, the court should not do so either.”
The Times, 17th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Father in court for giving boy a ‘good talking to’ – Daily Telegraph
“A young father was convicted of unlawful imprisonment after he put a young tearaway into his car and gave him a ‘good talking to’.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Child knife crime views revealed – BBC News
“One in six young people in England and a third of those in London think knife crime is a problem, a survey suggests.”
BBC News, 15th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile alerts to be extended – BBC News
“A scheme giving parents details about sex offenders who may come into contact with their children is being extended.”
BBC News, 15th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MK and Others (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer, Addis Ababa; Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, intervening – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“Children who were not legally adopted could not rely on concessions for asylum-seekers to enter the UK to stay with their aunt.”
The Times, 11th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Court to decide whether Afghan seeking asylum in UK is a boy aged 15 – or a man – The Guardian
“Is he a boy, or is he a man? For Majid (not his real name), who arrived seven months ago from Afghanistan via Greece and France, hidden alone in a lorry, this is a vital question that will decide not only the course of his life, but also those of many others like him. A social worker for Kent, the local authority in Dover, says he is at least 18. A paediatrician who specialises in adolescent health says he is 15.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby’s DNA was held on database – BBC News
“A baby had its details held on the controversial DNA police database, Jacqui Smith has confirmed.”
BBC News, 9th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK child asylum rules ‘flouted’ – BBC News
“Government guidelines on the treatment of child asylum seekers are being ‘routinely flouted’ by UK Border Agency staff, according to a report.”
BBC News, 10th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Row on asylum children detention – BBC News
“The UK government’s treatment of the children of asylum seekers in detention is ‘abusive’ and ‘dehumanising’, it has been claimed.”
BBC News, 8th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Improved care for young, vulnerable witnesses – Ministry of Justice
“Plans to give young, vulnerable witnesses better support and encourage more witnesses to come forward with evidence of crimes have today been published by Justice Minister Maria Eagle.”
Ministry of Justice, 25th February 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Judge bans further reporting on story of 13-year-old father – The Independent
“A High Court judge yesterday banned any further reporting about a 13-year-old boy who allegedly fathered a baby with a 15-year-old.”
The Independent, 19th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Inquiry into tabloid payments to family of schoolboy father Alfie Patten – Daily Telegraph
“The media bidding war over the 13-year-old boy who fathered a child is to be investigated by the newspaper watchdog.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
