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...
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...
The Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson announced that “no child should go hungry as a result of measures introduced to keep people at home”. To meet that aim the government issued guidance providing that schools should continue to provide meals or vouchers for eligible children whilst...
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...
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,...
Last Wednesday the Secretary of State for the Home Department finally announced the launch of the long awaited Windrush Compensation Scheme stating up to £200m will be available to victims affects by the scandal. Although it is a very positive step in the right direction,...
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...
Solicitors at Matthew Gold & Company have recently submitted representations to the Home Office’s call for evidence on behalf of a number of clients affected by the Windrush scandal. This follows from scandal that broke earlier this year confirming that the Home Office did not...
In response to the severe post-war labour shortage the British government invited migrants from Caribbean colonies to the UK with the promise of work. HMT Empire Windrush was the first ship to set sail from the Caribbean and brought migrants from Trinidad, Bermuda, Jamaica and...
Clare Jennings on local authority failures to protect vulnerable children forced into homelessness in Independent. For more information read here....