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Serious case reviews: revised Chapter 8 of working together to safeguard children

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 10 2009

Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) by law undertake a serious case review (SCR) whenever a child dies or is seriously injured and abuse or neglect is known or suspected to be a factor

Court decides that duty to protect patients’ right to life limited to those detained and not to hospital patients generally

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 10 2009

This was the finding of the court in the recently decided case of Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust

Requests for information in care proceedings

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 5 2009

The Public Law Outline: Guide to Case Management in Public Law Proceedings (the PLO) was introduced on 1 April 2008 and applies to care proceedings issued after that date

Media access to family proceedings

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 7 2009

Further to our briefing in May this year entitled Family courts opening up: family proceedings rules update for practitioners providing information to the family courts or professionals disclosing to inter-agency partners, the issue of media access to family courts has continued to be debated within Government and the judiciary

Action plan to improve the health of offenders

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 7 2009

On 17 November 2009, a cross-Government action plan to improve the health of offenders in prison and in the community, was launched by Care Services Minister, Phil Hope

Baby RB

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 7 2009

This was the second highly publicised best interests, end of life, application heard by the Family Division of the High Court this year

Court of Appeal decision prompts calls for new guidance on the use of children’s evidence in the family courts

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 9 2010

The judgment in the case of Re W (children) (2010) EWCA was handed down by the Court of Appeal on 9 February 2010

Engagement exercise to seek views on possibilities for introducing independent prescribing responsibilities for physiotherapists and podiatrists

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 15 2010

The snappily entitled Allied Health Professionals Prescribing and Medicines Supply Mechanisms Scoping Project recommended further work be undertaken to take forward independent prescribing by physiotherapists and podiatrists

Patient matters children - ECHR ruling on removal of child from parents in suspected abuse case

Mills & Reeve LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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June 14 2010

The case of M.A.K. and R.K. v the United Kingdom related to incidents from 1997-98

Court of Appeal overturns GMC decision to strike off doctor who allegedly accused woman of murdering her son

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 14 2010

The Court of Appeal has ruled that Dr Southall is to be placed back on the medical register following a ruling that the GMC had not given adequate reasons for striking him off following his involvement in a case involving Mrs M

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