Category: families

The Strange Case of the Seven Year Child – EIN Blog

Posted April 9th, 2024 in children, families, human rights, immigration, news, young persons by tracey

‘The Private Life immigration route was introduced along with many other changes to the rules in July 2012 to implement the government’s view of its obligations under Article 8 ECHR. These rules have been amended several times since then, often in response to judicial findings and particularly in relation to children and young adults, by which we mean those under 18, and those aged between 18 and 24.’

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EIN Blog, 9th April 2024

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City council wins appeal over offer of accommodation with one bedroom to father of four – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 9th, 2024 in appeals, families, family courts, housing, local government, news by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by Cambridge City Council over whether it was justified in offering the claimant/respondent accommodation with one bedroom despite him wanting a home large enough for his children to stay overnight when visiting.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 9th April 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Extended appeals in SEN cases – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 8th, 2024 in appeals, children, education, families, judicial review, local government, news, special educational needs by tracey

‘Leon Glenister analyses a recent judicial review on “extended” appeals in special educational needs.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th April 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Court of Appeal sets aside order that was not open to Family Court judge as matter of law – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 3rd, 2024 in adoption, appeals, care orders, children, families, local government, news, placement orders by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has set aside a care order made in respect of a nine-month-old baby, after concluding the judge made an order which was “not open to her in law”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd April 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

High Court allows parental order application despite existence of US adoption order – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 3rd, 2024 in children, families, family courts, local government, news, parental rights, surrogacy by tracey

‘The President of the Family Division has determined the issue of whether or not the commissioning parents of a child born through a surrogacy arrangement in the USA, who had already adopted their child in that country, were nevertheless entitled to have a parental order granted in their favour in England and Wales.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd April 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Finley Boden: Parents killed baby when he should have been most protected, report says – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2024 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child cruelty, child neglect, children, families, imprisonment, murder, news, sentencing, social services by sally

‘Safeguarding practices in the case of 10-month-old Finley Boden who was murdered by his parents were inadequate, a review has found.’

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BBC News, 27th March 2024

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Woman guilty of murdering son, 3, in Durham after ‘sadistic cruelty’ – The Guardian

Posted March 22nd, 2024 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child cruelty, children, families, murder, news by sally

‘A woman who subjected her three-year-old son to a campaign of “sadistic cruelty” and punishment for petty wrongs has been found guilty of his murder.’

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The Guardian, 21st March 2024

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Deprivation of liberty and care providers – how thick is your legal ice? – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted March 22nd, 2024 in care homes, deprivation of liberty safeguards, elderly, families, news by sally

‘In a recent report, entitled A Hidden Crisis, Age UK has highlighted the extent of the problems with DoLS, setting out the results of qualitative research carried out with care home staff, representatives of local authority DoLS teams, and families of those affected by DoLS.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 19th March 2024

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

‘It’s an excuse to overreach’: families’ anger over UK police restraint deaths blamed on disputed condition – The Guardian

Posted March 18th, 2024 in bereavement, death in custody, drug abuse, families, inquests, mental health, news, police, professional conduct, restraint by tracey

‘Acute behavioural disturbance and excited delirium have been cited in police watchdog reports and inquests into 44 deaths – but campaigners say it is pseudoscience.’

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The Guardian, 17th March 2024

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HMP Woodhill: Prison staff made insufficient checks on inmate found dead – BBC News

Posted March 18th, 2024 in children, death in custody, domestic violence, families, family courts, imprisonment, mental health, murder, news, ombudsmen, prisons, suicide by tracey

‘Prison staff failed to properly check on a prisoner the morning he was found dead, the prisons ombudsman has ruled.’

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BBC News, 18th March 2024

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How sex abusers who target their own children keep parental rights – and the mothers fighting back – The Independent

Posted March 18th, 2024 in bills, child abuse, children, criminal justice, families, news, parental rights, sexual offences, victims by tracey

‘A mother is desperate to change her child’s surname – so that they no longer share it with their criminal father. But Emily* is being blocked from doing so by her ex, despite the fact that he is a convicted child sex offender. Her predicament is not unique. Under English and Welsh law, child sex abusers are able to keep their parental rights in the UK, even if they target their own children. This allows them to retain influence over where the child lives, as well as their healthcare and education.’

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The Independent, 17th March 2024

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High Court judge makes care order for teenage boy despite local authority seeking to withdraw its application – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 15th, 2024 in adoption, care orders, children, families, local government, mental health, news by sally

‘A High Court judge has refused to allow a local authority to withdraw its application for a care order, finding that an order would be in the “best interests” of a teenage boy with complex needs.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 14th March 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Kaylea Titford had no care plan in place when she died, review finds – The Guardian

Posted March 15th, 2024 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child neglect, children, disabled persons, families, homicide, imprisonment, local government, negligence, news, sentencing, social services by sally

‘A 16-year-old girl with “significant and chronic disabilities” who died in squalor at her family home in rural mid-Wales did not have a care plan in place, a child practice review into her death has found.’

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The Guardian, 14th March 2024

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‘Total failures’ in care of baby boy who lived for 14 hours – BBC News

Posted March 13th, 2024 in birth, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, doctors, families, hospitals, inquests, medical treatment, negligence, news, nurses by sally

‘A baby boy who lived just 14 hours died after “total and complete failures” in his care, an inquest has found.’

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BBC News, 12th March 2024

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Case Law Update: Re Z (Prohibition on Cross-Examination: No QLR) [2024] EWFC 22 – Parklane Plowden Chambers

Posted March 13th, 2024 in chambers articles, families, family courts, legal representation, news by sally

‘Sir Andrew McFarlane (President of the Family division) has handed down a very helpful and hotly anticipated judgment regarding the approach the court should adopt when it has directed a QLR be appointed for a party but no QLR has been found. Sir Andrew McFarlane took the opportunity to provide this judgment following a substantive judgment given at the conclusion of a fact-finding hearing.’

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Parklane Plowden Chambers, 19th February 2024

Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk

Head teacher sacked for tapping own child’s hand with fingers wins tribunal case – The Independent

Posted March 11th, 2024 in assault, children, employment, employment tribunals, families, news, school children, teachers, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘An experienced primary school head teacher sacked for assault after tapping her own son’s hand to stop him playing with a bottle of hand sanitiser was unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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The Independent, 9th March 2024

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Navigating the New UK Unmarried Partner Visa Rules – Richmond Chambers

Posted March 8th, 2024 in chambers articles, cohabitation, families, immigration, news, visas by sally

‘To enter the UK as a “partner” under Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules (“FM” being short for “Family Member”), there are three possible ways to qualify as a “partner”. First, as a “spouse”. Second, as a “civil partner”. Third, as an “unmarried partner”.’

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Richmond Chambers, 28th February 2024

Source: immigrationbarrister.co.uk

New protocol issued on disclosure of information between family and criminal agencies and jurisdictions – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 6th, 2024 in disclosure, families, family courts, local government, news, police by sally

‘A new Protocol on the disclosure of information between family and criminal agencies and jurisdictions has been launched by the judiciary.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th March 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Case Update: Surrogacy and Step-Parent Adoption applications – Spire Barristers

Posted March 6th, 2024 in adoption, chambers articles, children, families, news, surrogacy by sally

‘This case concerned two applications made by X and Y in relation to the child, Z, aged 3. Firstly, to vary or discharge a child arrangements order (made in August 2021) and secondly, for a step-parent adoption in favour of X. Both applications were opposed by Z’s mother, G, but supported by the Local Authority and Z’s Children’s Guardian. Taryn Lee KC of Spire Barristers acted for the 3rd Respondent, the Guardian.’

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Spire Barristers, 13th February 2024

Source: www.spirebarristers.co.uk

Stopping migrant care workers bringing their families will have a devastating effect on the UK’s already struggling care sector – EIN Blog

Posted March 6th, 2024 in care workers, families, government departments, immigration, news, visas by sally

‘The home secretary, James Cleverly, has reiterated the UK government’s plan to stop overseas care workers bringing dependants to the UK. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on February 19, he wrote: “Today in Parliament we have laid out an order to ban overseas care workers from bringing dependants. This is just one part of our plan to deliver the biggest-ever cut in migration.”‘

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EIN Blog, 5th March 2024

Source: www.ein.org.uk