On 9 November 2020, the Ministry of Justice announced that it would be launching a review into how the Family […]

Last night, BBC Newsnight reported  that only 5% of vulnerable children are going to school despite having places. There are […]

  Extra support is available for parents who have learning difficulties. There are a number of local organisations who can […]

An ICPCC is a meeting called by Social Services (the Local Authority) to determine whether the child in question can […]

An Expert is ‘a person who provides expert evidence for use in proceedings.’ Experts can include independent social workers, consultant […]

Under section 34(1) Children Act 1989 the local authority (social services) must allow the child in foster care reasonable contact […]

FHDRA stands for ‘First Hearing and Dispute Resolution Appointment’ – and is quite a mouthful just to say. For many […]

In this article solicitor Carrie Laws explains the purpose of the Section 20 Children Act 1989 and the obligations of […]

CAFCASS (Children and Families Court Advisory Support Service) has recently reported seeing a large number of new cases involving applications […]

Many viewers will have been gripped by the recent Eastenders storyline involving a family and their contact with social services. […]