Family law in England and Wales is private - the children involved have a right to privacy and this right is upheld by the courts. This is sometimes misinterpreted as secrecy. The transparency...
Family law in England and Wales is private - the children involved have a right to privacy and this right is upheld by the courts. This is sometimes misinterpreted as secrecy. The transparency project is a charitable organisation that aims to help the courts open up a bit, and to help people understand what happens in the Family Courts, and helps to clarify mistakes in press reports of the family courts.
This article is a rapid walk through the history of child protection law in the UK, and then a discussion about new temporary coronavirus law and how that affects child protection.
There's a lot of jargon and information specific to the UK.
Local Authorities: these are a form of local government. They have statutory duties around child protection, so they'll employ social workers to support parents, but they'll also put cases to the courts to remove children from parents if needed.
Cleveland Scandal: In 1987 the numbers of children being removed from their families because of sexual abuse in Cleveland increased dramatically. Campaigning doctors were using a flawed test (reflex anal dilation) and many children (over 100) were wrongly removed from their families. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_child_abuse_scandal
Family law in England and Wales is private - the children involved have a right to privacy and this right is upheld by the courts. This is sometimes misinterpreted as secrecy. The transparency project is a charitable organisation that aims to help the courts open up a bit, and to help people understand what happens in the Family Courts, and helps to clarify mistakes in press reports of the family courts.
This article is a rapid walk through the history of child protection law in the UK, and then a discussion about new temporary coronavirus law and how that affects child protection.
There's a lot of jargon and information specific to the UK.
Local Authorities: these are a form of local government. They have statutory duties around child protection, so they'll employ social workers to support parents, but they'll also put cases to the courts to remove children from parents if needed.
Victoria Climbié: she was a girl who was brutally assaulted by her aunt and her aunt's partner. Some of the details of the abuse are listed in the report. This was severe abuse, and it's hard to read. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/273183/5730.pdf
Cleveland Scandal: In 1987 the numbers of children being removed from their families because of sexual abuse in Cleveland increased dramatically. Campaigning doctors were using a flawed test (reflex anal dilation) and many children (over 100) were wrongly removed from their families. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_child_abuse_scandal
Statutory Instruments: Parliament discusses bills and passes them into laws as acts. Acts often contain provisions for the relevant Secretary of State to pass further regulations. https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-information-office/l07.pdf