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Guardianship

Cuckoo Children – How Germany’s Approach to Family Law Could Have Repercussions for Scotland

12th September 2016

Recent statistics in Germany claim that up to 10% of children grow up believing the wrong man is their father. In fact, this statistic isn’t just limited to Germany but goes further; leading data ...Read more

The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and Part 4: (The Named Person)

3rd August 2016

What is the Named Person Scheme? In 2014, the Scottish Government introduced the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act (C&YP), which was to be implemented in August of this year. Part 4 of this ...Read more

Commission welcomes Supreme Court ruling on Deprivation of Liberty

27th March 2014

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has welcomed a ruling in an English case by the Supreme Court, which found that severely disabled people cannot be deprived of their liberty without proper ...Read more

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