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Working together 2013

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 23 2013

On 15 April 2013, the new Working Together To Safeguard Children (2013) came into force. This document should be complied with unless exceptional

Reporting the death of a person subject to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLs)

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 16 2011

There is no statutory requirement for the Registrar of Births and Deaths to refer the deaths of those who are subject to a DOLs authorisation to the coroner

The Munro Review of Child Protection: Interim Report, The Child’s Journey

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 16 2011

The second report of Professor Munro's independent child protection review was published on 1 February 2011

Court of protection decides on the test for capacity to consent to contraception

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 5 2010

This was the central issue in the case of A Local Authority v Mr A and Mrs A 2010

Family Proceedings Rules 2010

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 7 2011

The Family Procedure Rules 2010 are in force from 6 April 2011

The Law Society publishes practice note for lawyers on representation before mental health tribunals

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 8 2011

The Law Society has published an updated practice note for lawyers who advise and represent patients at mental health tribunals

Update on changes to child protection and the family courts

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 15 2012

Last year saw a number of proposals for change which affect those working with children

Child A&E visits logged in crackdown on abuse

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 4 2013

All children who are taken to hospital A&E departments, urgent care centres or who have out-of-hours GP consultations will be cross-checked against a

Court of Protection refuses permission for sterilisation of young woman with Down’s syndrome

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 8 2013

The Court of Protection has ruled that a "delightful, warm, engaging and affectionate" 21-year-old woman with Down's syndrome should not be

Judge rules that “domestic violence” includes non-physical abuse

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 15 2011

In the November 2010, the Green Paper Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales the Government is seeking to limit the availability of public funding in ancillary relief, private law children and family proceedings to where: there is domestic violence (narrowly defined as risk of physical harm); andto circumstances where that domestic violence can be evidenced by court proceedings, eg non-molestation proceedings, or criminal records

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