Local Authorities Fined for Not Protecting Information regarding Children

The Information Commissioners Office has fined two Councils for failing to keep very sensitive information about the welfare of children secure. Fines totalling £180,000 were imposed against Croydon Council and Norfolk County Council. These fines illustrate the consequences for failing …

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Care applications remain very high

Reports from CAFCASS, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, state that the application for care orders continues to be at a high level following the release of October 2011 figures. We have previously reported that figures from …

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Experts in Family proceedings

CAFCASS in Devon’s recent statistics suggest that in the South West a higher proportion of experts are used in family proceedings compared with figures for the remainder of England and Wales. This has given rise to a debate locally and …

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“Best Performing Family Court”

Derby County Court’s designated family Judge, James Orrell has called for the appointment of Case Progression Officers in all courts.  Derby County Court resolves 79% of its care cases within 40 weeks with an aim to resolve care cases in …

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Family Solicitor Devon – Care applications continue to rise

Figures published in August by CAFCASS, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service show that applications by Local Authorities for care orders continue to rise. They indicate that in August, Courts issued 885 applications. This is just below …

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Family Solicitor Exeter on Children’s Wishes and Feelings in Proceedings

The Children’s Commissioner has suggested that Children should be given a greater voice in Children Act proceedings. These are proceedings which determine the decisions regarding the arrangements for children where their parents cannot agree, or where the Local Authority are …

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