Month: September 2022

Children’s rights legal digest – September 2022

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A recent (June 2022) decision of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman shines a spotlight on the significant barriers care experienced people can face when requesting access to their care files. We briefly examine this decision, in which a local authority took more than two years to respond to such a request, before considering … Read more

In advocates’ shoes – Autumn 2022

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In this issue we hear from Emma – a specialist advocate for children and young people with disabilities at Coram Voice who has worked in her role for almost 10 years. Her specialist advocacy support includes both direct work with disabled young people, and upskilling professionals across the sector so that they feel better equipped … Read more