Background We recently acted for a vulnerable young adult who had been assessed by his local authority as having adoption support needs and required psycho-therapy as a result. His local authority made an application to the Adoption Support Fund (“ASF”), a scheme run by the Department for...
Secretary of State for Education extends eligibility for free nursery places for 2 year olds in No Recourse to Public Funds ('NRPF') households following successful judicial review challenge Background In 2014 the government introduced an entitlement to free early education places for two years olds from low-income...
Following a claim for judicial review the Secretary of State for Education has confirmed that many more 2-year-olds from the poorest families will be entitled to a free nursery place. In 2014 the government announced funding for a ‘fairness premium’ which entitled all disadvantaged 2-year-olds to...
Matthew Gold, founding Director of Matthew Gold & Co Solicitors, will be attending The Nature of Crime and Justice, as a guest on the panel of speakers. He will be drawing on his many years of experience as a campaigning lawyer specialising in police misconduct,...
Following judicial review proceedings brought by MG&Co, the High Court has ruled that Sussex Police unlawfully disclosed our teenage client’s vulnerability to child exploitation to a Business Crime Reduction Partnership. The Honourable Mrs Justice Lieven ruled that the disclosure breached the Claimant’s rights under the Data...
They were housed in shared accommodation – 1 bedroom for a period of 7 months. The bedroom lacked limited floor space for the child to move around safely without injuring themselves. The child was strapped to a chair (provided by a physiotherapist) with a crash...
We are pleased to announce that MG&Co and Project 17 are to receive a Strategic Legal Fund grant to investigate the lawfulness of systems and practices employed by local authorities during section 17 Children Act assessments of destitute children with carers who have no recourse...
MG&Co and Project 17 have successfully settled proceedings in the Information Tribunal with LB Lewisham. The case concerned Lewisham’s decision not to disclose significant sections of their guidance on families with no recourse to public funds who claim section 17 support following various Freedom of...
Clare Jennings on local authority failures to protect vulnerable children forced into homelessness in Independent. For more information read here....
Following judicial review proceedings brought by this firm, LB Camden has agreed to review and amend its policy on how it calculates the subsistence rates paid to families who are in receipt of section 17 Children Act 1989 support and accommodation. Children whose parents have no...
We're delighted to see Matthew Gold & Co listed in the Legal 500 2017 in the Civil Liberties and Administrative and Public Law categories. In the Civil Liberties rankings MG & Co is described as an 'outstanding' firm that 'punches well above its weight' and 'provides...
Matthew Gold & Co is delighted to welcome two new solicitors to the team. Maya Lal is a highly experienced solicitor with a particular interest and expertise in public inquiries. She has been instructed in two leading and important inquiries: the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI)...