Sentences with phrase «authority child protection»

As a former local authority child protection expert, Sam feels, when planning training it is vital «to consider that members of staff in all likelihood will have varied levels of understanding of the topic which may also include knowledge which is not evidence based, making individual assessment critical to ensure that the desired learning outcomes are properly understood.»

Not exact matches

This authority structure is typically described as a series of «coverings» or «protections» but unfortunately, the effect is often the opposite, as abused women and children find they have no recourse or power, as every decision in their lives must be made by a series of men, many of whom are more invested in protecting the reputation of the ministry than the people in it.

In an exceptional case, Illinois child protection authorities have taken a 6 - year - old boy from the custody of a Champaign mother because she was still breastfeeding him, allegedly against his wishes.

If there were truly issues surrounding consent and child protection, then of course the state has a duty to investigate, but given that Kerry and Mark have been deemed perfectly capable of parenting by another local authority social services department it is difficult to see this as anything but a deliberate restriction of freedoms based solely on Kerry having a mild learning disability.

Most forms of child abuse are a criminal offence but civil actions may be taken in negligence against local authorities and police entrusted with child protection.

A federal judge ordered protections for disabled children and stripped the school district of its operating authority for special - education programs.

She did not convince us that she had a clear understanding of the other aspects of this complex role, such as: early years; primary education; children's services; child protection; looked - after children; special educational needs; further education; and the educational support role for which local authorities are inspected

If you break down the national total, a mid-sized local authority will have around 2,000 children in need of help and protection at any one time.

Instead, national competent authorities should process applications for international protection made by unaccompanied minors within the shortest delay possible in order to comply with the rights of the child enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (hereinafter, the «Charter») and the objectives of both the Qualification and Family Reunification Directives (para 58).

Accordingly, the national authorities henceforth would not be able to hide behind the slowness of their public administration to refuse to recognize the vulnerability of a child and deny them of the protection they are entitled to under the Family Reunification Directive.

He then practiced for 6 years as a Child Protection Lawyer as an Advocate Solicitor for a Local Authority on the South Coast; specialising in both public law children act matters and Adult Mental Health cases.

That case accorded to people who informed the authorities of allegations of child abuse the same protection as informants to the police and the gaming authorities.

The charity believes that more awareness of the issue of child protection among the public and people who work with children has led to an increase in the interventions from the public authorities with responsibility for keeping children safe.

the court's view of parenting and the rights of parents in relation to the protection of children («The Puritan tradition in New England laid the foundation of American parental authority and duty.

Permitting the parties, by stipulation, to limit the trial court's authority to review custody determinations would nullify the protections of the Child Custody Act and relieve the circuit court of its statutorily imposed responsibilities.

Lindsay can also assist with child protection matters when a Local Authority is involved with a family prior to any court proceedings being issued.

Once the police have information from a local authority in the form of a document, they can use it for child protection purposes».

As a Solicitor Bruce specialised in family law; first in London with a mixed private and public law caseload and then for 6 years as a Child Protection Lawyer for a Local Authority on the South Coast.

The appellant mother appealed a Crown wardship order in respect of three of her children, arguing that she had been inadequately represented by her trial counsel and that the children should have been placed with the maternal grandmother (who was herself, at the time of trial, involved in ongoing proceedings with child protection authorities vis - a-vis her own children).

Also please be advised that PLIAN has a legal duty to report to authorities if a person discloses any information indicating that a child is or may be in need of protection.

Paul appeared in the case of R (C) v Northumberland CC [2015] EWHC about the retention by a local authority of child protection records.

In the event that the court or any other authority takes measures to ensure the protection of the child after its return to the State of habitual residence, the certificate shall contain details of such measures.

Please note that while all client information is kept confidential, PLIAN staff have a legal duty to report to authorities any information received about a child in need of protection or a neglected adult in need of protection.

Where applicable, details of measures taken by courts or authorities to ensure the protection of the child after its return to the Member State of habitual residence

Also please be advised that PLIAN has a legal duty to report to authorities if a person discloses any information which indicates that a child or neglected adult is or may be in need of protection.

Although the emphasis of the agency's services would be assisting cooperative dispute resolution, it would have the authority to take steps without the consent of the spouses, in a manner similar to the exercise of power by child protection agencies, and issue temporary, binding determinations on matters such as:

Large increases to application fees could discourage some local authorities making applications to court in child protection cases, hindering attempts to protect vulnerable children like Baby P, lawyers claim.

It could also reduce the guilt and blame children assume when the family is torn apart by the intervention of the police or other authorities responsible for child protection.

Access to court would be available through the family services agency to address urgent, interim matters relating to wellbeing of family members and threats to the family's economic stability, but access would be provided on the process used in child protection matters in which the court confirms steps taken by child protection authorities unless those steps are found to be unreasonable.

In that regard, it (the referring court, GAvC) considers that the settling in Ireland of United Kingdom nationals who wish to conceal their children from the competent child protection authorities must not be encouraged and, more broadly, that opportunities for forum shopping must not be created or tolerated.

In the light of the ward of court order, the father could not rely on Article 13 of the Hague Convention, which permitted the State authorities not to order the child's return, since Article 11 of Brussels Regulation II bis (on the enforcement of civil judgments) specified that a court could not refuse to return a child on the basis of Article 13 of the Hague Convention if adequate arrangements had been made to secure protection of the child after his or her return.

Cobb warned: «Equally worrying is in private law children cases, if a judge considers that serious child protection issues arise such that the threshold for a care or supervision order with respect to the child may be satisfied, the court may direct the appropriate authority to undertake an investigation of the child's circumstances under s 37 of the Children Achildren cases, if a judge considers that serious child protection issues arise such that the threshold for a care or supervision order with respect to the child may be satisfied, the court may direct the appropriate authority to undertake an investigation of the child's circumstances under s 37 of the Children AChildren Act 1989.

It was reported that Connor might be placed on the child protection register, or that an application might be made under ChA 1989, s 31 to take him into local authority care to enforce his weight loss and safeguard his health (The Sunday Times, 25 February 2007).

Connor's local authority instituted an investigation under the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), s 47, on the basis that they had «reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm», and arranged a child protection conference to consider his case.

Quebec child protection authorities, who had been investigating the group for two years, allege some of the 129 children were being deprived of a proper education and were subject to harsh abuses, including corporal punishment and child marriage.

The «community» was Lev Tahor, a Haredi Jewish sect that had recently fled from Quebec to Ontario in an attempt to evade child protection authorities.

In the Lev Tahor case, when the Chatham - Kent child protection authorities petitioned the Ontario courts to allow them to send the children back to Quebec, the courts at first agreed.

First, the notorious fiascos exemplified by the tragedy of Victoria Climbié have, I believe, generated an ultra-sensitive attitude on behalf of the authorities involved in child protection that results in taking action whenever there is the slightest suggestion of abuse.

The local authority commenced care proceedings and the child was removed from the parents» care under an emergency protection order.

The main thrust of her appeal was that in the light of the incorporation of the Convention into domestic law, by virtue of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) coming into force in October 2000, a local authority may owe a duty of care to a parent of a child when exercising, through social workers, its duties to protect children from their parents by placing the children on the child protection register.

But when they arrived in Ontario, neither the problems of Lev Tahor nor the dealings with child protection authorities were over.

For the protection of the child's confidentiality, he or she is referred to by his or her initials only in all documentation submitted by school authorities to NEPS.

The EU Regulation requires the return of the child where that could expose the child to such harm, provided the authorities in the member state of origin have made or are prepared to make adequate arrangements to insure the protection of the child after the return.

Parents to face up to child protection concerns, to understand their options and to work in partnership with the local authority.

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«We need to empower and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to break free from the cycle that brings them into contact with child protection authorities in the first place.»

Attendees also raised concerns about the impacts of child protection authorities removing children from families.

The income management trial will give state child protection authorities the power to recommend to Centrelink that income support and family payments be quarantined and used for the benefit of children.

State authorities, such as the Child Protection Unit of the Department of Human Services (Victoria), have statutory authority to investigate and deal with child aChild Protection Unit of the Department of Human Services (Victoria), have statutory authority to investigate and deal with child achild abuse.

To find out more about respite options in your area, call your local family support service or the child protection authority in your state or territory.