Parents Against Injustice

Alison J Stevens's Blog (8,728)

PAIN ON PODCAST

http://podcast.open.ac.uk/oulearn/health-and-social-care/podcast-k269-social-care-law#

Former Director of PAIN talking about her experiences and the formation of once a National charity us.

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 7, 2010 at 0:24 — No Comments

LEGAL AID REFORMS

Legal Aid Minister Willy Bach has today announced the government will tighten the rules for civil legal aid so that fraudsters are uncovered at an early stage, and funding is better

targeted.

The changes, which were consulted on from July to October last year in the Legal Aid: Refocusing on Priority Cases consultation, will tighten

rules so legal aid is not wasted on funding low value damages claims

against public bodies, or on hopeless…

Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 6, 2010 at 22:52 — 1 Comment

LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION GUIDELINES

LSC guidelines on financial eligibility for legal aid

TUES 02/02/2010 - The Legal Services Commission has produced new guidelines to help practitioners when making applications for legal aid.

Although Rule 2.4 of the Unified Contract states that evidence of financial eligibility must be provided before starting work, the guidelines say that practitioners may assess financial eligibility without evidence if it is not practicable to obtain it at that time, eg cases of domestic… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 4, 2010 at 23:51 — No Comments

FACEBOOK PAIN CAUSE

http://apps.facebook.com/causes/330901?as_id=724039&as_type=Sharing&recruiter_id=25954482&

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 4, 2010 at 23:32 — No Comments

THE AGONY OF PETER ANDRE

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Tearful-Andre-Ends-Live-TV-Interview-Peter/Video/201002115541658?lpos=video_Article_Related_Content_Region_3&lid=VIDEO_15541658_Tearful_Andre_Ends_Live_TV_Interview_Peter

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 4, 2010 at 23:13 — No Comments

The Look of Love""

Chrissy Chrzanowski has invited you to the event 'Exciting New Book on Parental Alienation"The Look of Love"' on Children Need Both Parents!

Check out "Exciting New Book on Parental Alienation"The Look of Love"" on Children Need Both Parents

Chrissy Chrzanowski

Exciting New Book on Parental Alienation"The Look of Love" Time: February 4, 2010 from 8pm to 9pm

Location: http://budurl.com/liveshowtimechat at 8pm… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 4, 2010 at 18:54 — No Comments

European States and their legal systems MUST respect and apply CRC

European States and their legal systems MUST respect and apply CRC

Les états européens doivent respecter et appliquer la CIDE

Los Etados europeos tienen que respetar y aplicar la CDN

20th anniversary of Children's rights Convention

Child protection and Parental responsibilities with the Parental network Europe, throughout Europe since 1999.

Main web http://reseau.parental.free.fr FR

Main blog… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 2, 2010 at 22:04 — No Comments

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE NOW EVENT

Children & Young People Now would like to invite you to:

Generation Neet:

How to beat the problem of young people not in education, employment and training

A ‘Question Time’-style debate involving senior politicians, the youth sector and a panel of young people at the Aldersgate Room, Central Hall Westminster, Storey's Gate

London SW1H 9NH on 2 March from 2.30pm – 4.30pm. Arrival is from 2.30pm for a 3pm start.

The event will also present the… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 2, 2010 at 21:28 — No Comments

UK Supreme Court head attacks judges’ age limit -

UK Supreme Court head attacks judges’ age limit - Sep-09

The comments highlight tensions over the government’s two-pronged strategy of budget squeezes and so-called “Tesco Law” liberalisation aimed at allowing a much wider range of business people and investors to enter the legal services market.

Lady Deech, chair of the Bar Standards Board, warned that the changes could lead to a “real shortage” of criminal and family barristers – and knock-on social problems – in the… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 1, 2010 at 23:15 — No Comments

LSC publishes updated Family and Social Welfare Law plans

LSC publishes updated Family and Social Welfare Law plans

Tender process will begin in week of 22 February

The Legal Services Commission is publishing updated plans for Family and Social Welfare Law. Current civil legal aid contracts come to an end on 13 October 2010. Any organisation which wishes to deliver legal aid work in Social Welfare Law and Family from 14 October 2010 will need to apply for and be awarded a new contract.

The LSC is now publishing updated… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 1, 2010 at 22:10 — No Comments

More than 21,000 child sex offences recorded last year NSPCC publish data collected under Freedom of Information Act Under-18s were victims of sex crimes, including rape, gross indecency and incest…

More than 21,000 child sex offences recorded last year

NSPCC publish data collected under Freedom of Information Act

Under-18s were victims of sex crimes, including rape, gross indecency and incest, on 21,618 occasions during 2008-09, according to statistics obtained by the NSPCC from all 43 police forces in England and Wales.

One in seven of the children (3035) were younger than ten and 1,000 were five and under. In more than three out of four cases the… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 1, 2010 at 22:05 — 1 Comment

RADIO EXPRESS

Radio EXPRESS FM 93.7

Monday 1st February 2010 at 1900 (GMT)

Listen in to Men’s Matters presented by James Williams from Portsmouth.

Men’s Matters contains one hour of topical discussion on issues of interest to men and women.

Many people listen on line. To do so go to the ExpressFM website and click “ON AIR” in the top right hand corner.

The link to Express FM is:…

Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on January 31, 2010 at 23:52 — No Comments

JIMMY DEACHERS GRANDPARENTS APART

Tuesday, July 20, 1999 Published at 02:50 GMT 03:50 UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/398666.stm

Grandparents the unsung heroes often are going without themselves to help keep their grandchildren above the poverty line. The ‘Charter for Grandchildren’ created by the Scottish Executive in 2005 would give the rights to the children for grandparents to be considered more in their lives.

The… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on January 31, 2010 at 23:38 — No Comments

THERE USED TO BE A PAIN GROUP IN THE STATES

Alison:

Please tell me more about this PAIN group.

Is it now defunct?

Would you have any charter or plan

information that could be used as a

model to resurrect it in the USA?

I would love to help somebody else

set up such a thing in the USA but

have controls to guarantee that it

never becomes subverted by the

"system sucks" or plundered

financially by anybody.

You're in the UK, so is that where you are… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on January 29, 2010 at 21:24 — No Comments

BECOME A VOLUNTEER FOR CHILDREN IN CARE AND THEY DON'T TELL YOU THAT YOU COULD HAVE YOUR OWN CHILDREN REMOVED

BECOME A VOLUNTEER FOR CHILDREN IN CARE AND THEY DON'T TELL YOU THAT YOU COULD HAVE YOUR OWN CHILDREN REMOVED

Leicestershire Social Services are asking for volunteers to come forward to befriend children in care, so i thought about at least getting some information about the subject.

I rang ,and a lady answered the telephone,and said she would send me an information pack, she also stated that a lot of people had come… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on January 29, 2010 at 21:11 — No Comments

BARNADOS PRESS RELEASE

Shortfall of foster carers hits crisis point

Release Date: 18/01/2010

Eight out of ten people (80%) have never considered fostering according to a poll commissioned by children's charity Barnardo's.

With a national shortage of 10,000 foster carers and applications for children to be taken into care on the rise since the death of baby Peter, the UK’s largest children’s charity is calling for the Government to urgently invest in a recruitment drive for foster… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on January 29, 2010 at 19:02 — No Comments

CAFCASS USE AGENCY STAFF

Typical while they are using inexperienced agency staff costing more of the taxpayers money a child may be left at risk.

These so called profeshionals may not be adequately trained.

As stated in this report SELF EMPLOYED STAFF WERE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO DO THE WORK REQUIRED, A NATIONAL DISGRACE.…

Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on January 28, 2010 at 23:30 — No Comments

MIGHT BE OF SOME INTEREST

Berkshire Fatherhood Coalition Newsletter

Monday, January 25, 2010

Videos:

1. Today Show: Where is Gabriel? Mother kills son.

2. A very interesting story, which can be heard as a podcast at Reason.org. Who's Your Daddy? Or Your Other Daddy? Or Your Mommy?

3. Man acquitted of raping minor

By Conor Berry, Berkshire Eagle Staff

Updated: 01/18/2010 10:08:17 AM… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on January 28, 2010 at 23:09 — No Comments

AND NOW A DATA BASE IS BLAMED FOR LEAVING CHILDREN AT RISK

The whole child protection and family courts are in meltdown,and now a computer,and data system that holds information about children, a key part of the functioning system was not in working order.

The data was in relation to school attendance, it would give other agencies information if a child was not in school for long periods, thus helping to detect children at risk.

The information was missing for six weeks,A DEBACLE LEAVING CHILDREN AT RISK… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on January 28, 2010 at 23:00 — No Comments

SOCIAL WORKER TOOK THREE DAYS TO REPORT THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF BABY GSCC

A social worker appeared before a disciplinary hearing today charged with misconduct following the "suspicious" death of a baby.

Elizabeth De Souza-Oyewole took three days to pass on to bosses her note of a conversation with a police officer in which he told her of the death of a child known to social services, a hearing was told.

Mrs Oyewole, 50, was working a shift on Christmas Eve 2006 as part of an emergency duty team when the police officer rang her to tell her that… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on January 28, 2010 at 22:38 — No Comments