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21 May Court challenge against exclusion of 2 year old children from accessing Government’s early nursery scheme

Posted 21.05.2020 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights, Uncategorized 0 Comments

MG&Co has issued proceedings challenging our client’s exclusion from the early years nursery scheme. In 2014 the government announced funding for a ‘fairness premium’ which entitled all disadvantaged 2-year-olds to 15 hours per week of free pre-school education. The scheme aimed to narrow the gap in...

14 May Low-paid carer launches legal challenge against exclusion from Free School Meals scheme during the coronavirus crisis

Posted 14.05.2020 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights, Uncategorized 0 Comments

Matthew Gold and Company solicitors has launched a legal challenge against the continued exclusion of many children from low-income families, including the children of key workers, from the Free School Meals scheme. Following a previous threat of judicial review (read here), the Government extended Free School...

07 May High Court Judgment commenting on the exercise of local authorities’ powers under section 17(3) of the Children Act in relation to non-parent adult family members

Posted 07.05.2020 | Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights 0 Comments

On 7 May 2020 the judgment in the OA v London Borough of Bexley case was handed down. Although the claim for judicial review was dismissed, the Judge made a number of useful comments relating to the exercise of local authorities powers under section 17(3)...

06 May Legal challenge to the government’s failure to ensure all disadvantaged children can access online education during the coronavirus crisis

Posted 06.05.2020 | Human Rights, Judicial Review 0 Comments

Almost a month after schools closed their doors, the government announced a ‘major package to support online learning’ by providing laptops and internet access to disadvantaged children. Despite the claim that this support will “enable all children to continue learning now”, in fact only care-leavers,...

02 May Coronavirus Act 2020: Impact on care and support for disabled people and their carers under Care Act 2014

Posted 02.05.2020 | Human Rights, Judicial Review 0 Comments

The Coronavirus Act 2020 brought in the right for Local Authorities to cease operating to fulfil their normal statutory duties towards disabled people and their carers, known as an ‘easement’ of their Care Act obligations. These changes could have a serious impact on the assessment...

01 May Department for Education Guidance To Local Authorities On Children’s Social Care In The Light Of The Coronavirus Raises Serious Concerns of Unlawful Policy Changes/Practices

Posted 01.05.2020 | Human Rights, Judicial Review 0 Comments

In response to the increased demands and pressures faced by Local Authorities amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the Government has published guidance outlining its advice to Local Authorities regarding Children's Social Care. What does the guidance cover? The guidance is aimed at Local Authorities ("LAs"), those with corporate...

21 Apr Government confirms extension of free school meals following threat of judicial review

Posted 21.04.2020 | Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights 0 Comments

On 20 April 2020 the Government published guidance confirming the temporary extension of free school meals eligibility during the Covid-19 crisis to certain families with no recourse to public funds. The guidance can be found here and here. The extension of eligibility was made in response...

07 Apr Government extends free school meals to thousands of children in response to MG&Co letter-before-claim

Posted 07.04.2020 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights 0 Comments

In response to MG&Co’s letter threatening judicial review on behalf of six children, the Secretary of State for Education has agreed to extend free school meal entitlement during the current Covid-19 crisis. The original eligibility criteria required parents to be claiming certain welfare benefits. It therefore...

27 Mar Court of Appeal grants permission to appeal landmark ruling on police data sharing obligations

Posted 27.03.2020 | Human Rights, Information Law, Judicial Review 0 Comments

The Claimant, a vulnerable minor, was excluded from attending the premises of a significant number of local businesses who were members of the area’s Crime Reduction Partnership, the BCRP. The BCRP and Sussex Police had an agreement to share information about suspected offenders pursuant to which...

26 Mar High Court orders Council to accommodate street homeless 6 month old British baby and his mother during the Coronavirus lockdown

Posted 26.03.2020 | Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights 0 Comments

MG&Co represented a vulnerable and homeless 6 month old baby and his mother in an urgent judicial review challenge to a local authority’s refusal to provide support pending completion of an assessment of the child’s needs under section 17 of the Children Act 1989. The family...

26 Feb Landmark Hearing On Standard Of Proof In Suicide And Unlawful Killing Inquest Conclusions in the Supreme Court 26 & 27 February

Posted 26.02.2020 | Inquests, Judicial Review 0 Comments

The Maughan hearing will be live-streamed from court room 2, you can access the broadcast from here: https://www.supremecourt.uk/live/court-02.html Key information On 26 and 27 February 2020 the Supreme Court will decide what is the standard of proof for finding a short form and narrative conclusion of suicide. The...

04 Dec Secretary of State for Department for Education agrees to carry out full review of eligibility criteria for Adoption Support Fund following threat of judicial review.

Posted 04.12.2019 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review 0 Comments

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...

21 May Court challenge against exclusion of 2 year old children from accessing Government’s early nursery scheme

14 May Low-paid carer launches legal challenge against exclusion from Free School Meals scheme during the coronavirus crisis

07 May High Court Judgment commenting on the exercise of local authorities’ powers under section 17(3) of the Children Act in relation to non-parent adult family members

06 May Legal challenge to the government’s failure to ensure all disadvantaged children can access online education during the coronavirus crisis

02 May Coronavirus Act 2020: Impact on care and support for disabled people and their carers under Care Act 2014

01 May Department for Education Guidance To Local Authorities On Children’s Social Care In The Light Of The Coronavirus Raises Serious Concerns of Unlawful Policy Changes/Practices

21 Apr Government confirms extension of free school meals following threat of judicial review

07 Apr Government extends free school meals to thousands of children in response to MG&Co letter-before-claim

27 Mar Court of Appeal grants permission to appeal landmark ruling on police data sharing obligations

26 Mar High Court orders Council to accommodate street homeless 6 month old British baby and his mother during the Coronavirus lockdown

26 Feb Landmark Hearing On Standard Of Proof In Suicide And Unlawful Killing Inquest Conclusions in the Supreme Court 26 & 27 February

04 Dec Secretary of State for Department for Education agrees to carry out full review of eligibility criteria for Adoption Support Fund following threat of judicial review.

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