Leaving children home alone: What does the law say?
Figures obtained by the BBC show that in the last financial year Police arrested 510 people when they deemed a child might be at risk having been left alone….
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Figures obtained by the BBC show that in the last financial year Police arrested 510 people when they deemed a child might be at risk having been left alone….
Cohabitation Agreement – It may not be romantic, but…
Are you thinking about moving in with your partner? Or buying a house together? If the answer is yes, you will no doubt have a…
Damning report reveals the crisis in England’s Mental Health Services
There have been years of under investment and empty pledges supporting the view that Mental Health Services are the Cinderella Service of the NHS. Budgets for Mental Health Services fell…
I am being assessed as a Special Guardian for a child – what do I need to know?
If you are being considered as a Special Guardian for a child a Local Authority will need to complete a Special Guardianship Order Assessment (SGOA) of you. SGOA are often…
What is the legal age of consent?
What is the age of consent? And what are we advising teenagers? Most people would answer “16 for sexual intercourse.” Is this right? What about two…
Justice for victims of Domestic Abuse
In 2013 the Government made changes to legal aid which drastically restricted the availability of this funding. Many people were left without access to legal aid or…
Supreme Court rules that joint enterprise law has been wrongly interpreted for 30 years
Today the Supreme Court announced that for the last 30 years the Courts have been interpreting the law on ‘joint enterprise’ wrongly. The Supreme Court has…
Launch of the UK’s First Child Mental Health Week
The Duchess of Cambridge has given the royal seal of approval for the UK’s first Child Mental Health week, taking place between 8th – 14th February 2016….
On the 19 January 2016 Mr Justice Peter Jackson gave Judgment in the case of Poppi Worthington which has been widely reported. Poppi died on the 12 December 2012…
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