Category: children

When can parental responsibility be removed from a terrible parent? – Transparency Project

Posted May 19th, 2022 in children, domestic violence, imprisonment, married persons, murder, news, parental responsibility by sally

‘In the summer of 2021, Jade Ward was killed by her estranged husband Russell Marsh at their family home. He is now serving a life sentence for her murder. She leaves behind four little boys who are now being raised by her mother and other family members. This is not an isolated tragedy. Each year, many women are killed by their partners or former partners, and it is likely that many of those will have children.’

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Transparency Project, 18th May 2022

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Woman convicted of murdering baby she wanted to adopt – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2022 in adoption, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, local government, murder, news, social services by sally

‘A former care worker who used physical force and lost her temper with a baby boy she was in the process of adopting has been found guilty of murder.’

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The Guardian, 17th May 2022

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Herefordshire Council social services separated twins despite expert warnings – BBC News

Posted May 16th, 2022 in adoption, children, families, family courts, local government, news, professional conduct, social services by tracey

‘Twins were wrongly split up for adoption after social workers altered an expert report warning of the harm of separation.’

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BBC News, 16th May 2022

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Unequal impact of Covid should be part of UK inquiry, says chair – The Guardian

Posted May 13th, 2022 in children, coronavirus, equality, government departments, inquiries, mental health, news, race discrimination, racism by tracey

‘The chair of the UK Covid-19 public inquiry has urged the prime minister to significantly widen its scope to better examine the pandemic’s unequal impact on minority ethnic people, on children and on mental health.’

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The Guardian, 12th May 2022

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Paedophile jailed after trying to groom children on social media – The Guardian

Posted May 11th, 2022 in child abuse, children, drug offences, imprisonment, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

‘A paedophile has been jailed for 10 years after using social media to groom children.’

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The Guardian, 10th May 2022

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The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 – Law & Religion UK

Posted May 11th, 2022 in age of consent, children, civil partnerships, criminal justice, forced marriages, marriage, news by sally

‘The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 (‘2022 Act’), originally a private Member’s bill introduced by Sajid Javid and Pauline Latham, has now become law. The Act will be brought into effect by Regulations, which are pending. The headline is that the Act will amend the Marriage Act 1949 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to raise the minimum age at which people can enter into a marriage or civil partnership in England and Wales from sixteen to eighteen. This brief post will focus, however, on exploring the new criminal offence the statute creates and the three implications of the legislation that remain unresolved.’

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Law & Religion UK, 10th May 2022

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Off into the Somerset – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 9th, 2022 in adoption, care orders, children, codes of practice, families, family courts, local government, news, placement orders by tracey

‘The President of the Family Division has issued new guidance on remedying breaches of the Adoption Agency Regulations 2005. Jess Purchase sets out the key points.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 6th April 2022

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Landmark puberty-blocking drugs ruling will not be challenged at Supreme Court – The Independent

Posted May 6th, 2022 in appeals, children, consent, doctors, gender, medical treatment, medicines, news, Supreme Court, transgender persons by tracey

‘A landmark ruling over the use of puberty-blocking drugs for children with gender dysphoria will not be challenged at the Supreme Court.’

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The Independent, 5th May 2022

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Children law cases and parents with learning disabilities – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 29th, 2022 in adoption, care orders, children, families, family courts, foreign jurisdictions, jurisdiction, local government, news, placement orders by tracey

‘Eleanor Suthern reports on a recent Family Court ruling where a judge considered the international elements of the case and also gave guidance on proceedings involving a parent with a learning disability.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th April 2022

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Report calls for primary school exclusions to be banned by 2026 – The Independent

Posted April 29th, 2022 in children, disciplinary procedures, diversity, equality, news, school children, school exclusions, teachers by tracey

‘Exclusions from primary school should be banned by 2026, a new report has said.’

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The Independent, 29th April 2022

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Woman sentenced to 20 years in prison over death of asthmatic son – The Guardian

Posted April 29th, 2022 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child neglect, children, drug abuse, families, homicide, imprisonment, negligence, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A heroin addict convicted of fatally neglecting her seven-year-old son, who died alone in a garden from an asthma attack, has been jailed for 20 years.’

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The Guardian, 28th April 2022

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Re H [2022]EWFC 10: Guidance in Learning Disability Cases – Transparency Project

Posted April 27th, 2022 in care orders, children, codes of practice, disabled persons, families, family courts, learning difficulties, local government, news, placement orders, social services by sally

‘The Good Practice Guidance for working with parents with a learning disability was first published in 2007 by the Department of Health / Department for Education and Skills. Fifteen years and two revisions later, awareness of it remains patchy. In Re H [2022] EWFC 10 (19 January 2022), where the mother’s learning disability was a central feature of the case, the children’s social worker admitted that she was unfamiliar with the Guidance.’

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Transparency Project, 26th April 2022

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New law raises minimum marriage age to 18 in England and Wales – BBC News

Posted April 27th, 2022 in age of consent, children, civil partnerships, marriage, news, young persons by sally

‘The legal age of marriage and civil partnerships has been raised to 18 in England and Wales.’

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BBC News, 26th April 2022

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Social workers failed to act quickly to protect neglected toddler, inquiry says – The Guardian

Posted April 27th, 2022 in child neglect, children, families, inquiries, local government, news, social services by sally

‘Social workers failed to act to protect a vulnerable toddler less than three weeks before she was hospitalised with a broken arm, despite warnings that she was neglected and at risk of harm, an inquiry report has concluded.’

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The Guardian, 26th April 2022

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M1 crash: Drink-drive mum jailed over deaths of children – BBC News

Posted April 26th, 2022 in children, dangerous driving, drunk in charge, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘A mother who killed two of her children when she crashed into a lorry while drink-driving has been jailed for more than four years.’

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BBC News, 25th April 2022

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Hampshire football coach Alfie Morel jailed for child sex attacks – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2022 in child abuse, children, imprisonment, internet, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘A football coach who sexually abused boys after grooming them through online gaming and relentless messages has been jailed for 15 years and 10 months.’

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BBC News, 23rd April 2022

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Sajid Javid plans review of impact of gender dysphoria treatment – The Guardian

Posted April 25th, 2022 in children, gender, medical treatment, news, transgender persons by sally

‘A review of the long-term outcomes for children treated for gender dysphoria is being drawn up by ministers, following warnings over how little is known about children who later regret the treatment.’

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The Guardian, 24th April 2022

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Logan Mwangi murder: ‘Jurors should be offered support’ – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2022 in child cruelty, children, juries, mental health, murder, news by sally

‘Jurors who have to see and hear harrowing evidence during a trial should be given more support, an academic has said.’

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BBC News, 23rd April 2022

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Hospital failings and neglect contributed to baby’s death, coroner finds – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2022 in birth, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, hospitals, inquests, negligence, news by sally

‘Hospital failings and “neglect” contributed to the death of a two-day-old baby, a coroner has found.’

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BBC News, 23rd April 2022

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The Observer view on failures of the child protection system – The Guardian

Posted April 25th, 2022 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child cruelty, children, families, homicide, inquiries, local government, murder, news, police, social services by sally

‘Two decades after the Victoria Climbié case led to an inquiry, recent deaths show we have learned little from such tragedies.’

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The Guardian, 24th April 2022

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