March 2013 Blog Posts (107)

Open up family court hearings, says senior judge

A senior judge has made an important ruling in favour of transparency in the family courts.

Open up family court headings, says senior judge

Mr Booker, inset, has written a series of articles highlighting the most controversial aspects of the family courts Photo: Christopher Jones for the Telegraph/Alamy

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Added by Alison J Stevens on March 17, 2013 at 18:39 — No Comments

My 'victory’ over secrecy in the family courts has a nasty twist

High court judgments are not always what they seem - I've still been silenced

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Added by Alison J Stevens on March 17, 2013 at 17:30 — No Comments

NEW INFORMATION REGARDING LEGAL AID WITH REGARDS TO SPECIAL GUARDIANSHIP AND KINCARE

There will be no legal aid for parents or extended family members for private law applications except, subject to an assessment of means and merits:
Ø  parents or other parties to care proceedings who are applying for private law orders such as residence orders  as an alternative to a care order being made within care proceedings;
Ø  for the protective party applying for a court order to protect a child where there is evidence of child abuse ie: unspent conviction,…
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Added by Alison J Stevens on March 15, 2013 at 21:29 — No Comments

Parents' social service hell after one anonymous letter : Judge attacks Baby P council for 'knee-jerk' abuse investigation

  • Judge said Haringey Council's social workers should not have investigated

  • They approached child’s GP and her school without parents' permission
  • Child’s mother said her family had gone through 'a nightmare'

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Added by Alison J Stevens on March 15, 2013 at 17:46 — No Comments

Majority of British children will soon be living in poverty, report warns

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/383950/Majority-of-British-children-will-soon-be-living-in-poverty-report-warns

More poverty, bringing in the urge for Social Services to take more Children into care, babies for adoption targets, the need for more Foster Carers, which Local Authority's will see no problems in paying out millions of pounds at the taxpayers…

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Added by Alison J Stevens on March 13, 2013 at 19:30 — No Comments

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