Public Children Law - The Key Updates Explored

Introduction

There continues to be ongoing key developments in the area of public children law proceedings.

Developments continue to be made through significant caselaw, ranging from matters surrounding interim removal, placements, use of intermediaries and decisions surrounding deprivation of liberty orders, adoption and fostering.

We have seen quite a lot of developments surrounding participation directions in proceedings - how does this relate to the use of intermediaries?

What is the position with running of cases through the public law outline, and the aim to keep delay to an absolute minimum?

What are the developments in planning adoption, and how is this being progressed further?

These and other matters will be explored in this webinar.

This webinar will provide you with an essential update on public children law matters and key developments in this field, ranging from practice guidance, statutory provision and new case law.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Running of care cases following the relaunch of the PLO - Implication of A LA v E and Others [2024]
• Interim removal and impact of Re D (Children: Interim Care Order: Hair Strand Testing) [2024]
• Disclosure of information between family and criminal agencies and jurisdictions: 2024 Protocol - public children law
• Child at home under a care order - implications of Re JW (Child at Home under Care Order)
• Long term s.20 placement - consideration of Re S (A Child) and Re W (A Child) (s 20 Accommodation)
• Good practice when working with parents with learning disabilities - consideration of Re H (Parents with Learning Difficulties)
• Change of name when child in care - Consideration of Re BC (Child in Care: Change of Forename and Surname) [2024]
• Assessment of risk by local authority - How does this work following A Local Authority v Mother, Father and RV (A Child) [2024]
• Use of Participation Directions in light of RE X and Y (Domestic Abuse: Participation Directions: Obligation to Consider) [2024]
• Use of intermediaries following Re X & Y (Intermediary: Practice and Procedure) [2024]
• Consideration of adoption versus fostering following Re D-S (A Child: Adoption or Fostering) [2024]
• Consideration of fact finding and composite hearings - Re H-W (Children) (Care Proceedings: Further Fact-Finding Hearing)
• Transfer of live with arrangements - Impact of LT and RT and Children [2024]
• Developments in threshold and child in utero - Consideration of A Local Authority v W [2024]
• Proposed changes to bundle practice direction - PD27A
• Deprivation of liberty developments following Re J: Local Authority consent to Deprivation of Liberty [2024] and Re U (A Child: Deprivation of Liberty) [2024]
• Fact finding hearings and evidence following Re W (A CHILD) (Inflicted Injury) (Delay) [2024]
• Adoption and Cohate Care Plans - Consideration of Re J (Care Plan for Adoption) [2024]
• Progressing plans for adoption when appeal lodged - impact of Re W and Others (Implementation of Adoption Plan Pending Appeal) [2024]
• The Family Reporting Pilot and public law - ongoing developments
• Transparency In The Family Courts - Publication of Judgments Practice Guidance of 2024

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Friday 27th June 2025

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