Following the decision of the Supreme Court in CN v Poole Borough Council [2019] UKSC 25, [2020] AC 780, and the narrowing of the...
The Children and Social Work Act 2017 introduced a new duty on local authorities to provide Personal Adviser support to all care leavers...
Until recently, children who have suffered abuse that might have been avoided but for inadequate intervention by childrens social...
In the case of R (SG) v London Borough of Haringey John Bowers QC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, made a curious finding that...
It's one thing to have a well intentioned policy; it's another to commit to it by proper funding. In 2014 the government introduced a...
In R (OA) v London Borough of Redbridge (unreported), 21st March 2016 the Claimant had challenged the failure of the authority to conduct...
The use by local authorities of the power under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 to accommodate and look after a child, rather than to...
In a number of recent cases the High Court has had opportunity to consider the law relating to section 17 Children Act 1989 assessments,...