by Lucy R | Sep 4, 2015 | Analysis, Cases
The Telegraph reports : Judge removes child from disabled mother over costs of care. The sub-heading reads : Boy removed from disabled mother’s care over costs as judge dismisses an allegation of ‘social engineering’. We wondered how accurate the headline and body...
by Lucy R | Sep 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hopefully this will be the final installment of what has become something of a marathon. Context : Firstly, orientation : The original Marilyn Stowe blog is here. Our original reply is here (part 1). Mr Hemming’s response on his blog is here (23/8). Our part 2 is...
by Lucy R | Aug 30, 2015 | Events, Uncategorized
On 1 June we were involved in the innovative conference, posing the question : Is our child protection system fit for purpose? With apologies for the delay, you can now download and listen to the audio recording of the afternoon panel discussion involving various...
by Lucy R | Aug 30, 2015 | Analysis, Trends
In part 1 we responded to a blog post by John Hemming on the Marilyn Stowe blog. We raised some queries which Mr Hemming answered in a blog on his own blog. It’s taken us a few days to respond, but here is what we think of that response. Firstly,...
by Lucy R | Aug 27, 2015 | Explanation
Earlier this week we highlighted reports in the press suggesting that a Sun “probe” had uncovered that children were being removed because their parents played too many video games. See Julie D’s post : Press reporting random scare stories helps...
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