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Review into ‘complex and fragmented’ social care laws for disabled children begins

Community Care

The Law Commission will examine how the legal framework – some of which dates back over five decades – can be reformed to improve consistency, clarity and fairness for children and parents. Improving how the law on social care for disabled children fits with wider social care law.

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Cafcass starts prioritising London private law cases to ‘maintain safe workloads for social workers’

Community Care

Cafcass has started prioritising the allocation of “less urgent” private law cases in London to help maintain safe workloads for its social workers. The decision to institute the prioritisation protocol comes on the back of a 27% rise in the number of private law applications in the capital over the past 12 months.

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‘Outdated’ law on social care for disabled children will be reviewed

Community Care

The Department for Education has asked the Law Commission for England and Wales to review the “patchwork of legislation” for the group , dating back to 1970. To recommend a route to review the outdated language and definitions underpinning the law on social care for disabled children.

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DfE proposes law change to improve adults’ access to adoption therapy

Community Care

The government has proposed changing the law to make it easier for adults to access adoption-related counselling. ” In evidence to the committee, then education secretary Nadhim Zahawi said the DfE agreed, pledging to bring forward proposals to change the law.

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Cap on care costs: government change reducing benefit for less wealthy becomes law

Community Care

A government change reducing the cap on care costs’ benefit to less wealthy people has become law, following a parliamentary battle. The Health and Care Bill will now become law, having been agreed by both Houses of Parliament. Opposition peers failed to prevent the change in a vote last night in the House of Lords.

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Teaching Intro to Juvenile Law in Street Law

Children and the Law Blog

Being a Street Law instructor involves teaching teenage youth. This is a group of people whose laws if charged as a juvenile is separate from adult law. Regardless of the importance of teaching the youth about the processes and procedures of their “separate” laws, typically based on […].

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Ethics Alive! Anti-DEI Laws, Moral Distress, and Student Roles

The New Social Worker

These laws may present social work educators with a conflict between ethical and legal responsibilities. A concerning trend has emerged as 22 states have introduced or enacted legislation that would restrict DEI initiatives and the teaching of DEI.

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