Coram also estimates that there are several thousand children in
local authority care where immigration (rather than trafficking or asylum) is the main issue.
Not exact matches
Where better engagement is taking place,
local authorities are also experiencing cost - savings, through more children being placed with fathers and paternal relatives, instead of being taken into
local authority care.
«The Human Rights Act and the European convention on human rights have been instrumental in preventing
local authorities from snooping on law - abiding families, in removing innocent people from the national DNA database, in preventing rapists from cross-examining their victims in court, in defending the rights of parents to have a say in the medical treatment of their children, in holding
local authorities to account
where they have failed to protect children from abuse, in protecting the anonymity of journalists» sources, and in upholding the rights of elderly married couples to be
cared for together in
care homes.»
The legal framework in relation to the code of practice indicated that under Section 25 of the Children and Families Act 2014
local authorities (Schools) should ensure integration between educational provision, health and social
care provisions,
where this would promote wellbeing and improve the quality of provision for disabled young people and those with SEN. (page 38 of the Code of Practice).
Where a local education authority proposes to name the Academy in an education and health care plan made in accordance with section 324 of the Education Act 1996, the Academy will consent to being named, except where admitting the child would be incompatible with the provision of efficient education for other children; and where no reasonable steps may be made to secure compatibi
Where a
local education
authority proposes to name the Academy in an education and health
care plan made in accordance with section 324 of the Education Act 1996, the Academy will consent to being named, except
where admitting the child would be incompatible with the provision of efficient education for other children; and where no reasonable steps may be made to secure compatibi
where admitting the child would be incompatible with the provision of efficient education for other children; and
where no reasonable steps may be made to secure compatibi
where no reasonable steps may be made to secure compatibility.
In this case, the EAT considered whether there had been a service provision change
where the provision of adult
care packages for a
local authority was fragmented and allocated to multiple providers.
Where a
local authority wishes to take a child into
care there is a clearly set out statutory regime with well established legal principles governing the applications.
The NSPCC and the Law Society say this means financial considerations could deter
local authorities from issuing
care proceedings in favour of lower - cost strategies
where the child is not represented.
Where there is a significant dispute between professionals and parents regarding the administration of certain medications, the authorisation of the Court may be required under the inherent jurisdiction and a
Local Authority could not rely on its parental responsibility provided by the
care order for consent.
So, Lords Mance, Scott and Neuberger won 3 - 2 against Lord Bingham and Baroness Hale, ending a legal saga dating back to at least R (Heather and Others) v Leonard Cheshire Foundation [2002] EWCA Civ 366, [2002] 2 All ER 936
where the Court of Appeal found that the Leonard Cheshire Foundation was not exercising statutory powers or performing a public function in providing
care services to residents placed at public expense by the
local authority under NAA 1948.
Department of Health guidance provides that
local authorities should consult service users before increasing charges and «
where changes in charging policies would result in significant increases in charge for some users, this should be specifically explained and considered as part of the consultation» (see Fairer Charging Policies for Home
Care and other Non-Residential Social Services, Department of Health 22 February 2002).
Where a
local authority, in the discharge of its duty under s 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (NAA 1948), makes arrangements for the provision of
care and accommodation by a private
care home, that home is not exercising functions of a public nature within s 6 (3)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998).
The
Local Government Association should also be encouraged to provide a family and friends care peer review and support network for local authorities; b) Give all children being raised by family and friends carers for more than 28 days (where there is court, local authority or professional evidence that they can not live with their parents), the same rights currently available to children who were adopted from care (i) inclu
Local Government Association should also be encouraged to provide a family and friends
care peer review and support network for
local authorities; b) Give all children being raised by family and friends carers for more than 28 days (where there is court, local authority or professional evidence that they can not live with their parents), the same rights currently available to children who were adopted from care (i) inclu
local authorities; b) Give all children being raised by family and friends carers for more than 28 days (
where there is court,
local authority or professional evidence that they can not live with their parents), the same rights currently available to children who were adopted from care (i) inclu
local authority or professional evidence that they can not live with their parents), the same rights currently available to children who were adopted from
care (i) including:
If the
local authority decides after your
care needs assessment that you aren't eligible for help from them, they must still give you free information and advice - for example, about
where to buy equipment.
The Family and Friends
Care Guidance which requires English local authorities to develop policies which promote and support family and friends care where it meets children's ne
Care Guidance which requires English
local authorities to develop policies which promote and support family and friends
care where it meets children's ne
care where it meets children's needs.
The support group is for Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles and Older Sibling
caring for a child / young person,
where the arrangement has been made by the family rather than the
Local Authority.
Where a
local authority has been providing children's social
care services to a young person under the age of 18, and they have an EHC plan in place,
local authorities can continue to provide these services on the same basis after the age of 18.