Govt unveils plans for national Child Protection Authority to protect children from predators and abuse
The Department for Education has announced plans to “significantly strengthen” reforms to protect children from abuse, through the creation of a new Child Protection Authority. The proposals for a new public body, which are the subject of a 12-week consultation, will strengthen England’s child protection system by providing national oversight, ensuring that vulnerable children are not failed by the […]
In E (A Child), the Appeal Court clarified the scope of judicial criticism – but the case has a much wider impact
The Court of Appeal has clarified the scope of judicial criticism against any individual witness, whether a lay person or a professional, within family court proceedings. But the case at the centre of the decision has a much wider impact, says June Venters KC. The 3PB barrister, who represented the father in the case, explains […]
Psychotherapist loses bid for anonymity, as Appeal Court rules judicial criticism doesn’t trigger additional rights
A psychotherapist who attempted to block being named in the judgment on a case for which she was a witness has had her bid for anonymity refused by the Court of Appeal. Aimee Dover, a witness of fact relating to private law proceedings, appealed to have a judgment containing “significant criticisms of her professional conduct” […]