Photo credit: Darwin Bell via Foter.com / CC BY-NC Case scenario PD is 16 years of age. He was previously known as HD, but formally changed his name by deed poll in August 2015. P's adoptive parents are SD and JD. P is placed with local authority foster carers pursuant to Section 20 of the Children Act … Continue reading Withholding information – balancing P’s Article 8 Rights
Photo credit: Mataparda via Foter.com / CC BY A 10-year-old boy has been awarded £5,000 after His Honour Judge Rundell ruled his human rights had been breached while in local authority care: I have found the local authority and the IRO service, both public authorities, on their own admissions, to be seriously at fault and … Continue reading IRO service & local authority Human Rights breach
Neil Allen of 39 Essex Chambers explains the limits of parental responsibility in deprivations of liberty. See useful summary of key issues below and read the full article via Community Care: here Other relevant publications Read The Law Society (2015) Deprivation of liberty: a practical guide. Chapter 9: Identifying a deprivation of liberty: a practical guide Under 18s … Continue reading Deprivation of liberty and young people – what social workers need to know
Photo credit: ubershibs via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND People have a right to make decisions, even unwise ones, if they have the capacity to do so The Mental Capacity Act asserts people’s right to make decisions, even unwise ones, if they have the capacity to do so. The Mental Capacity Act and the code of … Continue reading Call to Action on 15th March 2016 #unwisedecision #mca
Entitlement to an Individual Savings Account Among the various entitlements that a child in care has are the requirement for the local authority children's services to provide arrangements for the child or young person to have an Individual Savings Account (ISA). Download the Statutory Guidance here: Junior individual saving accounts for looked-after children Information about Junior ISAs for … Continue reading Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs): Looked After Children
Following discussion of the issues raised in an oral evidence session with the Children’s Commissioner on 6 January 2016, the Education Committee has taken further evidence on the role of the Children’s Commissioner. Watch the meeting: here Read the oral evidence here: The Children’s Commissioner for England The deadline for receipt of written submissions is midday … Continue reading Children’s Commissioner for England: Committee re-opens inquiry
The Refugee Children’s Consortium and the Alliance for Children in Care and Care Leavers would like to invite you to attend a parliamentary briefing event discussing the impact of the Immigration Bill on Care Leavers. The event will provide Members of Parliament and Peers of the House of Lords an opportunity to hear about how … Continue reading The Impact of the Immigration Bill on Care Leavers
How can children in care be supported to have meaningful and safe contact with siblings, if they want to? The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Looked After Children and Care Leavers held a meeting on 28th October 2015 to discuss this very issue. The meeting was attended by 94 children, young people and professionals. Particular note was given to … Continue reading Protecting & preserving the bond between siblings
New articles have been added to our Library. Check out the following sections and thank you so much to all the Authors for sharing their publications. Care We are grateful to Jameel Hadi Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford for this article. Jameel is a member of The National Association of Youth Justice and The Howard League. In February … Continue reading New in the Library
A group of lawyers has produced guidance after identifying a number of councils not fully understanding the law around recording child protection meetings. The National IRO Managers Partnership has notified the Department for Education of the need for updates to the IRO Handbook. We hope it will be a priority for 2016. Read guidance by the Transparency Project (December … Continue reading Parents who record child protection meetings: what social workers need to know
