What does ‘section 20’ mean? And when should it be used?
The law is perfectly clear but perhaps requires re-emphasis. Whatever the impression a casual reader might gain from reading some newspaper reports, no local authority and no social worker has any...
View ArticleNational Adoption Week – An Adopter’s view Part II
Who or what is helping traumatised children? We are grateful for this second post about National Adoption Week from the perspective of an adopter. She queries why the only open and honest debate...
View ArticleThe woeful state of our debate Part IV – Cascading the judgment in Re N
This is a post by Sarah Phillimore On November 2nd, ironically as I attended a workshop on cross-border child protection issues, I received an email with the judgment in the case of Re N (Children)...
View Article‘Adoption by Stealth’– the dangers of rhetoric and the law of unintended...
On July 10th the Family Rights Group launched their report ‘Co-operation or Coercion? Children coming into the care system under voluntary arrangements’ . I wrote a brief summary of the speakers’...
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‘Consent’ and its importance
I am grateful for this post written by a parent about the practical and emotions impacts on parents around the issue of consent. This is particularly relevant in the context of much of the concern...
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