Spotted an interesting article in the Huffington Post today about how a mobile legal aid clinic in Malawi helped a mother and daughter work through thoughts that the daughter was a witch. As the writer admits, not every case of a child accused of witchcraft runs as smoothly as the article case study, but it's definitely an interesting read.
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The father of Khyra Ishaq, the seven-year-old girl who starved to death at her Birmingham home, has launched a bid to sue the council over his daughter's death, according to reports.
Khyra died in May 2008 following months of starvation and abuse at the hands of her mother and stepfather. The serious case review said her death as "preventable" and was in part due to a lack of information sharing within social services and other agencies.
Khyra died in May 2008 following months of starvation and abuse at the hands of her mother and stepfather. The serious case review said her death as "preventable" and was in part due to a lack of information sharing within social services and other agencies.
Reports say that Tony Hall, a partner at Anthony Collins Solicitors in Birmingham, will be representing Khyra's father, Ishaq Abu-Zaire.
In a statement Hall said: "I am investigating a claim against Birmingham City Council of negligence and breach of statutory duty," adding that the compensation claim was "still in its early stages".
Up to 36 frontline children's services staff could lose their jobs in Birmingham, the council has confirmed.
A 90-day consultation period is under way for the city's contact and escort team, which is responsible for taking children who are separated from their parents on home visits to see their families.
A council spokesman said: "This marks the beginning of the formal consultation process as required by law. No final decisions have yet been taken."
No other children's services-related jobs are currently under threat, he added.
Photo credit: Rex Features
A 90-day consultation period is under way for the city's contact and escort team, which is responsible for taking children who are separated from their parents on home visits to see their families.
A council spokesman said: "This marks the beginning of the formal consultation process as required by law. No final decisions have yet been taken."
No other children's services-related jobs are currently under threat, he added.
Photo credit: Rex Features
Shadow children and education secretary Ed Balls has written a comment piece in the Guardian today, saying Labour was on track to reform the home education system that failed Khyra Ishaq. Balls highlights Conservatives' rejection of measures which "would have
heightened the support for, as well as the supervision of, home
education" that Labour put in motion following the death in Birmingham. In other words,currently, under Labour, children like Khyra would not go unnoticed simply because they're educated at home.
It's always easy for opposition to say they'd do it better, isn't it? Obviously at the time of Khyra's death, Balls wasn't so on top of things.
Photo credit: Rex features
It's always easy for opposition to say they'd do it better, isn't it? Obviously at the time of Khyra's death, Balls wasn't so on top of things.
Photo credit: Rex features
Birmingham council has told Community Care its safeguarding children board is going to publish the serious case review into the death of Khyra Ishaq later today.
The seven-year-old was starved to death in her house in Handsworth, Birmingham in 2008. Keep an eye on our homepage for the latest.
The SCR will be the first in England to be published in full.
picture credit: Rex Features
The seven-year-old was starved to death in her house in Handsworth, Birmingham in 2008. Keep an eye on our homepage for the latest.
The SCR will be the first in England to be published in full.
picture credit: Rex Features
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