Fancy having a Judge in your living room? – Hardwicke Chambers
“Thanks to the English High Court, state policing of personal relationships in Britain is on the rise.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 22nd March 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Category: social services
The Government’s response to Lord Carlile’s report on the Edlington case – Department for Education
“In March 2012 the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education, asked Lord Carlile to conduct an independent review of the case of the ‘J’ children in Edlington. The ‘J’ children had committed a very serious assault on two young victims in April 2009, having assaulted another young victim the previous weekend.”
Department for Education, March 2013
Source: www.education.gov.uk
Couple falsely accused of child abuse win damages from Haringey council – The Guardian
“Two experienced senior social workers who were plunged into a ‘nightmare’ after officials unlawfully investigated them over false allegations they had ill-treated their young daughter have won damages in the high court.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baby P boss Sharon Shoesmith returns to court – BBC News
“The former head of Haringey Council children’s services has returned to court over her sacking following the death of Baby P.”
BBC News, 13th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby P social workers lose court appeal against sacking – BBC News
“Two of Baby P’s social workers have lost their appeal against a tribunal ruling that found they were fairly sacked by Haringey Council.”
BBC News, 12th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Post-adoption support should be a legal right, say Lords – BBC News
“Adoptive parents in England should have a legal right to support, a House of Lords report argues.”
BBC News, 6th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Related link: Adoption: Post-Legislative Scrutiny Report (PDF)
Adoption should not just be about speed – The Guardian
“The government fails to recognise that post-adoption support is as important as finding families quickly.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Children’s rights cited in legal challenge launched against ‘bedroom tax’ – The Guardian
“A legal challenge has been launched on behalf of 10 disabled and vulnerable children against the government’s so-called ‘spare bedroom tax’, which is expected to lead to a reduction in benefits for hundreds of thousands of people because they have at least one unused room.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Report cites ‘catalogue of failings’ over killing of Kaiya, four – Daily Telegraph
“A report has cited a catalogue of failings by authorities after a mentally ill woman killed her four-year-old daughter.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Davies and another t/a All Stars Nursery (Appellants) v. The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (Scotland) (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 27th February 2013
Salgado González v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) and another – WLR Daily
“Article 48FEU of the FEU Treaty and articles 3, 46(2)(a) and 47(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (as amended), precluded legislation of a member state under which the theoretical amount of the retirement pension of a self-employed worker, migrant or non-migrant, was invariably calculated on contribution bases paid by that worker over a fixed reference period preceding the payment of his last contribution in that member state, to which a fixed divisor was applied, when it was impossible for either the duration of that period or the divisor to be adapted so as to take account of the fact that the worker concerned had exercised his right to freedom of movement.”
WLR Daily, 21st February 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Judge blocks ‘worrying’ attempt to take girl away from blind adoptive mother – Daily Telegraph
“A council has been blocked from removing a girl from her would-be adoptive mother who had gone blind, after a judge ruled social workers were wrong to assume that her visual impairment meant she was not a suitable parent.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judges ‘should talk to children before making care decisions’ – The Guardian
“Many children who end up in care are never interviewed by the judge who makes the decision to remove them from their families, according to a report by an influential group of MPs and child protection experts.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Many sex crimes by children ‘missed’ – BBC News
“Some social workers, teachers and police fail to tackle sexual offending by children and teenagers because they miss signs of inappropriate behaviour, according to a report.”
BBC News, 7th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government plans for radical overhaul of family law would do little to help improve lives of vulnerable children, warn charities – The Independent
“Charities warned that Government plans for a radical overhaul of family law including the introduction of shared parental leave would do little to help improve the lives of the most vulnerable children.”
The Independent, 5th February 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Barnet’s ‘easyCouncil’ faces judicial review over outsourcing – The Guardian
“The ‘easyCouncil’ model of no-frills local services is set to go on trial this spring after the High Court announced it will review a £320m services contract due to be outsourced by the Conservative-controlled London Borough of Barnet.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Identity of social workers may be published following fostering bungle – UK Human Rights Blog
“Bristol City Council v C and others [2012] EWHC 3748 (Fam). This was an application for a reporting restriction order arising out of care proceedings conducted before the Bristol Family Proceedings Court. The proceedings themselves were relatively straightforward but, in the course of the hearing, information came to light which gave rise to concerns of an ‘unusual nature’, which alerted the interest of the press.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th January 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Gagging order preventing Sun report on child protection scandal overturned – The Guardian
“The Sun has won a two-month battle to overturn an injunction brought by Bristol City Council that prevented it from reporting details of a child protection scandal.”
The Guardian, 9th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Care system fails young offenders – report – BBC News
“Children in care in England and Wales who have been in trouble with the law are being failed by youth offending teams, says an inspection report.”
BBC News, 18th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unvisited: Looked after children and the role of the Independent Visitor – Family Law Week
“Noel Arnold, Head of Legal Practice at the Coram Children’s Legal Centre, considers the importance of Independent Visitors for looked after children and clarifies confusions in the current arrangements.”
Family Law Week, 13th December 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
