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

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • 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 orders disclosure of details of sexual abuse allegations against the alleged victim’s wishes

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 4 2013

In the recent case of Re A (A Child: Disclosure of Third Party Information), a vulnerable young woman made an allegation in confidence to the

Media access to family proceedings

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • 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
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • 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

New family proceedings rules

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 16 2011

On 6 April 2011, the new Family Procedure Rules 2010 will come into force

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

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 16 2011

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

Court of Appeal overturns decision on nearest relative and damages for unlawful detention case

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • February 16 2011

In the July 2010 edition of our Health legal update, we reported on a case where the court considered T's claim for damages in respect of an alleged unlawful detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA