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Child Care Articles
The Right to Choose: A Faster Path to Autism and ADHD Diagnosis for Children? (5 June 2025)
Child Care Director Jane Wilson Jane Wilson discusses how the NHS ‘Right to Choose’ could offer families an alternative route to autism and ADHD diagnosis. Read more...
Emergency Child Protection Orders: When and How They Are Issued (6 May 2025)
Child Care Director Sophie Rayment explores the purpose of Emergency Protection Orders and in which instances they are granted. Read more...
Episode 10 Navigating Family Law Podcast Out Now: Understanding Care Proceedings (10 April 2025)
Duncan Lewis’ child care team discuss the thorny issue of councils removing children when suspecting abuse Read more...
Navigating the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (27 February 2025)
What is the FDAC and how does it work? Family law caseworker Lucy Yeung explains Read more...
Rights of Appeal in Care Proceedings: What you Need to Know (20 December 2024)
Family and Child Care Caseworker Ellie Williamson details the process of making an appeal within care proceedings Read more...
Parental Alienation and Its Consequences: A Childcare Legal Perspective (19 November 2024)
Child care caseworker Jade Whitelaw examines the complex dynamics of parental alienation, revealing its psychological and social consequences. Read more...
National Policing Statement on Violence Against Women and Girls: Understanding the Crisis and Legal Protections (13 August 2024)
Child Care Solicitor Jemma Gates discusses the National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing’s statement on Violence against Women and Girls Read more...
Removing parental responsibility when one parent kills another (3 July 2024)
The Victims and Prisoners’ Bill and what it means for families and legal practitioners Read more...
Is the 26 week Timeframe for Childcare Proceedings Practical? (20 May 2024)
The quest for swift justice creates tension between speed and due process writes Duncan Lewis’ Laiba Baig Read more...