Social services bosses say lawyers advised them that they “couldn’t have appealed” when a senior family court judge ruled that Ellie Butler should return to live with the father who
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Lord Greville Janner’s daughter has described child sex abuse allegations against him as “grossly unfair”. The peer, who died aged 87 in December, is alleged to have abused youngsters over
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A little girl whose identity is unknown and whose parents cannot be found should be placed for adoption, a High Court judge has ruled. The youngster was taken into care
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A High Court judge was wrong to bar publication of a behind-closed-doors ruling relating to the murder of six-year-old Ellie Butler, a judicial head has said. Lord Dyson, the Master
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A ruling relating to the murder of six-year-old Ellie Butler which had been kept under wraps for more than two years has been published. The ruling, made by Mrs Justice
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Families in large parts of Britain are being denied vital housing advice because of “legal aid deserts” which have emerged due to Government cuts, the Law Society has warned. Almost
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Campaigners have won a challenge at the UK’s highest court against the Scottish Government’s proposals to appoint a named person for every child. The scheme was approved by Holyrood as
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The Scottish Government insists controversial new measures to appoint a named person for every child will still go ahead despite the UK’s highest court ruling the legislation at present is
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The number of prisoners mistakenly released has reached the highest level for six years. Sixty-five convicted criminals or suspects were freed in error in 2015/16 – an increase of 16
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The number of offenders electronically tagged after being convicted of domestic abuse has soared over the last five years, according to new figures. Statistics revealed in a Scottish Parliament written
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