Archie Battersbee treatment should stop, judge rules – BBC News
‘Treatment for a brain-damaged boy in a coma should stop, a judge has ruled.’
BBC News, 13th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: children
COVID-19 and return-to-work refusers – Local Government Lawyer
‘Adele Shortman analyses the first significant COVID dismissal case to be heard in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge to deliver ruling on future of boy in life-support treatment fight – The Independent
‘A judge is preparing to deliver a ruling on the future of a 12-year-old boy at the centre of a High Court life-support treatment dispute after suffering brain damage.’
The Independent, 13th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Questions over use of ‘psychological experts’ in parental alienation cases – The Guardian
‘Mothers are having their children taken away by court-appointed “psychological experts” who are unregulated and do not have the necessary qualifications, the Association of Clinical Psychologists UK has warned.’
The Guardian, 12th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Gymnastics abuse: Eloise Jotischky becomes first to win a civil case against British Gymnastics – BBC News
‘A former elite acrobatic gymnast has become the first to win a civil case against British Gymnastics for the abuse she experienced in the sport.’
BBC News, 12th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court to rule next week on appellate courts, proportionality assessments and care orders – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court will next week (15 June) hand down its ruling on whether, when an appellate court reviews a first instance decision concerning the proportionality of orders made under the courts’ obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998, it is necessary for the appellate court to undertake its own proportionality assessment of that decision.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Reports of Calcot abuse prompt calls for reform of children’s social care in UK – The Guardian
‘Ministers are facing calls for urgent reform of the children’s residential care system in the wake of shocking reports of vulnerable youngsters being abused and sexually assaulted at homes run by a private firm making huge profits.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Barring orders – strengthened guidance on section 91(14) to stop repeated applications – Transparency Project
‘Parents who live under the shadow of constant threats by ex-partners of being taken back to court, with repeated applications about their children, will now get more protection from this happening.“Barring orders” is the name commonly given to orders the Family Court can make to stop future unnecessary applications being made, where it appears it’s likely a party is going to try to keep returning to court in a way that will harass and disturb the other party.’
Transparency Project, 7th June 2022
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
Jade’s Law: Family ask MPs to curb killers’ parental rights – BBC News
‘The family of a woman murdered by her estranged husband aim to curb perpetrators’ parental rights by lobbying MPs in Westminster later.’
BBC News, 8th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Defending legal challenges to school exclusions – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court recently dismissed a judicial review challenge to a school exclusion decision. Alex Line looks at the lessons to be learned from the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge poised to decide future of 12-year-old boy at centre of treatment dispute – The Independent
‘A High Court judge is preparing to make decisions about the future of a 12-year-old boy at the centre of a life-support treatment dispute.’
The Independent, 6th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Digital fingerprints of a million child abuse images made – BBC News
‘Digital fingerprints of a million images of child sexual abuse have been created, the Internet Watch Foundation has said. The UK charity, which is responsible for finding and removing such material online, said the fingerprints, known as hashes, would help companies and police find copies of the images.’
BBC News, 6th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK sperm donor with genetic condition banned from contacting children – The Guardian
‘A man with an incurable genetic condition who advertised his sperm to lesbians on social media has been banned from contacting some of the children he fathered as a result.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Watchdog investigating another Met police strip-search of a child – The Guardian
‘The police watchdog has confirmed it is investigating the strip-search of another child by the Metropolitan police, which is already under scrutiny over two other cases.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Attorney general says schools do not have to accommodate children’s gender wishes – The Guardian
‘The attorney general, Suella Braverman, has said schools do not have to accommodate children who want to change gender under current legislation.’
The Guardian, 27th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Review calls for child protection overhaul in England after two deaths – The Guardian
‘Child protection services in England face a shake-up after an independent review of safeguarding failures that led to the killings of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and the toddler Star Hobson.’
The Guardian, 26th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Independent Review of Children’s Social Care urges shift from crisis intervention, calls for ‘expert child protection practitioner’ role, regional care cooperatives and increased support for kinship carers – Local Government Lawyer
‘The current system of children’s social care is increasingly skewed to crisis intervention and a radical reset is now “unavoidable”, the final report of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Overhaul of children’s social care in England urgent and unavoidable, review finds – The Guardianship
‘An urgent multibillion-pound overhaul of children’s social care in England is needed to transform the life chances of thousands of vulnerable young people and reform a system that is spiralling out of control, a government-commissioned review has concluded.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Archie Battersbee: Judge sets date to decide on future of Southend boy in coma – BBC News
‘A High Court judge has set a timetable for decisions on the future of a boy at the centre of a treatment dispute after suffering brain damage.’
BBC News, 19th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ella’s law’ bill seeks to establish right to clean air in UK – The Guardian
‘A new clean air law is starting out in parliament after the Green party peer Jenny Jones won first place in the House of Lords ballot for private members’ bills.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
