Doctors can lawfully stop providing life-support treatment to a severely disabled 14-year-old boy, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Cobb concluded that a move to palliative care is
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One of Britain’s most senior judges has described a lack of “proper provision” for children who require approved secure accommodation as “scandalous”. Supreme Court justice Lord Stephens said the problem
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Councils are facing legal challenges over accusations they are failing to provide enough local accommodation for children in their care. Concerns have been raised that children taken into care are
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A survivor of child sexual exploitation (CSE) has told an independent review how social workers condoned her Islamic marriage to one of her abusers at the age of 15 and
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Rules designed to help siblings in care stay together have come into force. An amendment to the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 and Looked After Children (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 will
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A new £48 million National Adoption Strategy has been launched to improve adoption services in England. The Government said the strategy will aim to better support families when adopting by
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A High Court judge has raised concern about a shortage of secure accommodation for troubled children after being told a teenage boy is in a “grave” situation. Mr Justice Cobb
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Council social services bosses must find alternative accommodation for a 12-year-old boy who has behavioural difficulties and has been “inappropriately placed” on a hospital ward, a High Court judge says.
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Part of the Home Office’s guidance on reuniting unaccompanied child asylum seekers (UAMs) with their families in the UK is unlawful, the High Court has ruled. Safe Passage, a charity
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Thousands of EU children living in the UK are estimated to become undocumented this week because applications to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) have not yet been made on their
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