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Adoption: “Nothing else will do” and the impact of decisions much earlier in the child protection process about mental health assessments and provision of therapy

by reporting watch team | Dec 1, 2016 | FCReportingWatch

Gloucestershire County Council v M & Ors is a recently published case where a family court judge at circuit judge level applied routine, established law to the particular circumstances of a 9 month old baby boy and his vulnerable young mother. Through no fault of...

England’s Stolen Children? Plus ca change, plus c’est le meme chose

by Sarah P | Nov 30, 2016 | Comment, FCReportingWatch

On November 15th 2016 a documentary aired on French television called ‘England’s Stolen Children’. ‘Researching Reform’ provided comment and a useful translation of the explanation of the programme’s contents.  If your French is...
Family Court Reporting Watch: Weekly Round Up

Family Court Reporting Watch: Weekly Round Up

by reporting watch team | Nov 27, 2016 | FCReportingWatch

  Correcting, clarifying and commenting on media reports of family court cases Explaining and commenting on published Judgments of family cases Other transparency news     MEDIA REPORTS OF FAMILY COURTS CASES / FAMILY JUSTICE ISSUES  The Daily Telegraph...

Is the Court of Protection really facing “rocketing” financial abuse by attorneys and deputies?

by Paul M | Nov 27, 2016 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

A recent article in the Daily Telegraph claimed that “Record numbers of people trusted to look after the finances of those lacking the mental capacity to do so are being struck off by the authorities.” The article’s headline was even more stark: “Financial abuse...
Care order or Supervision Order?

Care order or Supervision Order?

by reporting watch team | Nov 26, 2016 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

A Judgment of HHJ Bellamy in Leicester has been published recently, which looks at the crucial differences between placing a child at home under a care order versus placing a child at home under a supervision order. As it is a judgment of a Circuit Judge it is not...

Allegations of harm and abuse in the family court: A good example of the Local Authority and the Court getting it wrong in Care Proceedings

by reporting watch team | Nov 26, 2016 | FCReportingWatch

The Transparency Project has blogged on aspects of how the family courts treat allegations of harm and abuse recently, mainly in the context of private law cases between separating parents: Mum’s Torment and What about Henry. The origins of our interest are to be...
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