Legal

All our recent legal stories are below. But if you need more, Community Care Inform Children and Community Care Inform Adults provide digested versions of all the major statutes that govern the work of social workers and other professionals working to support children and young people, and adults, respectively. For more information email the Community Care Inform helpdesk

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“Serious disagreement” over Shaken Baby Syndrome means convictions are unsafe, court told

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Children, Legal

New legislation could face challenges under Human Rights Act

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Children, Workforce, Legal

Same-sex couples to adopt children as Scotland fights fall in applicants

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Children, Legal, Mental Health, Workforce

Father demands release of findings

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Children, Workforce, Legal

Climbie parents back Arthurworrey but urge top managers to take flak

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Workforce, Legal

Challenge to theory on baby injuries

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Workforce, Legal, Mental Health, Children

Inquiry into Scholes death a step closer

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Children, Legal

Judicial review of teenager’s detention

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Legal, Workforce

Book review: Community Care Practice and the law

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Theory of Shaken Baby Syndrome challenged in court

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Workforce, Legal, Mental Health, Children

Scholes wins first round of legal battle

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Adults, Legal, Mental Health

Probe into claims of council neglect after disabled man, 20, dies in unit

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Adults, Legal, Workforce

Doctor in Clark case escapes a life ban

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Children, Legal, Workforce

Kindness or colonialism?

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Children, Legal, Workforce

Parents deny baby murder charges

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Legal, Mental Health

High Court rejects confidentiality bid

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