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Children lawyers to the fore in 2024 King’s Counsel appointments
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Children not in school are “invisible” to councils, says LGA, as Government issues plan to tackle absence rates
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Children not in school registers and unique identifier numbers to be introduced through Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
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Children on standalone supervision orders most likely to see return to court for new proceedings
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Children proceedings: control of documents
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Children public law case update: May 2023
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Children remaining at home with their parents
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Children returned to extended family following Leeds unrest
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Children subject of deprivation of liberty applications spending “significant” amount of time in suboptimal placements, research highlights
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Children subject to deprivation of liberty orders are subject to “severe restrictions”, researchers find
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Children with EHC plans who move areas
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Children, Court of Protection and planning specialists appointed King’s Counsel in 2022 competition
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Children, planning and public law specialists among 101 new Queen's Counsel
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Children's Commissioner calls for urgent transgender guidance for schools in England
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Children's Services - public law update January 2021
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Children's trust issued with reprimand after it inappropriately disclosed personal information on child to another family
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Children’s charity hails proposed expansion of corporate parenting responsibilities beyond local authorities
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Children’s Commissioner “extremely concerned” by latest SEND statistics, with appeals up 24% from 2021-22
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Children’s Commissioner calls for ban on use of unregulated accommodation for under 18s
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