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Publication of judgments in care proceedings

Publication of judgments in care proceedings

A High Court judge in the Family Division recently considered the question of the extent to which judgments he had handed down should be anonymised and whether the transparency order in force in respect of care proceedings should be varied accordingly. Molly Giles considers the key points from the ruling.

July 22, 2026

Publication of judgments in care proceedings

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News

Council worker who unlawfully accessed hundreds of personal records handed suspended sentence

July 21, 2026

Failure to serve child’s permanence reports was serious procedural irregularity, but had no impact on outcome: Court of Appeal

July 20, 2026

Court of Appeal criticises “unwise” decision of judge to give ex tempore judgment in care proceedings

July 17, 2026

Home Again pilot programme to provide children at risk of deprivation of liberty with single, co-ordinated plan

Jul 17, 2026

ADCS president warns children's services at risk of being "stretched too thinly" amid pace of reform

Jul 14, 2026

Welsh government consults on move to not-for-profit model in children’s social care

Jul 14, 2026

Minister hands Social Work England six-month deadline for fitness to practice improvement plan

Jul 13, 2026

Department for Education launches consultation on EOTAS provision

Jul 13, 2026

Department for Education confirms five new Regional Care Co-operatives, bringing total to seven

Jul 09, 2026

Law Commission launches consultation into kinship care law reform

Jul 09, 2026

New initiative to link journalists with families to increase court reporting

Jul 03, 2026

Ofsted to crack down on unregistered children’s home providers through criminal investigations and prosecution

Jul 03, 2026

Directors of Children's Services urge greater clarity in information sharing duty statutory guidance

Jun 29, 2026

First quarter of 2026 saw highest number of deprivation of liberty applications concerning children since MoJ started collecting data

Jun 26, 2026

Oldham, London, and Bradford and Keighley announced as first places to be investigated in Grooming Gangs Inquiry

Jun 25, 2026

NSPCC admits failing to pass on details relating to children at potential risk to relevant authorities

Jun 23, 2026

Court of Appeal overturns interim removal of six-year-old boy from parents

Jun 22, 2026

Number of children in care could rise to almost 30k by 2035 if rate of need and spending left unchecked, counties warn

Jun 22, 2026

Public Law Outline measures introduced in 2023 to tackle delays only partially successful, Local Government Lawyer research suggests

Jun 18, 2026

Government to strengthen fostering standards and guidance so abuse allegations handled in more proportionate way

Jun 17, 2026

Local authority unsuccessful in appeal over supervision order

Jun 15, 2026

Family Court refuses local authority application to transfer care proceedings relating to 21-month-old child to Romania

Jun 12, 2026

Cafcass Cymru issues practice guidance on completing court reports

Jun 08, 2026

Parents launch legal challenge against council over refusal to investigate nursery after abuse scandal

Jun 03, 2026

Former Family President appointed Patron of Family Rights Group

Jun 01, 2026

Home Office unveils plans to implement Facial Age Estimation technology at border in 2027

May 29, 2026

Court of Appeal sets aside dismissal of application for placement order, finding welfare analysis by recorder “went awry”

May 28, 2026

Children’s Homes Association calls for “national plan” to ensure illegal homes for children designed out of system by 2030

May 22, 2026

Government age assessment plans risk children being sent to unsuitable settings: social workers

May 21, 2026

Local authorities will have new statutory duties in relation to Family Group Decision Making from summer 2026, Government announces

May 21, 2026

High Court Judge raises concerns over litigants in person, AI-generated arguments and “substantial and increasing” workload of public law cases

May 20, 2026

Judges allow appeal by council over adoption order after it emerged that mother was dating prisoner

May 11, 2026

Children’s Commissioner “disappointed” by Government decision not to add schools as safeguarding ‘fourth partner’

May 08, 2026

Child safeguarding panel calls for clarification of legal definitions of neglect

May 08, 2026

Family Court judge takes rare step of making care orders for children remaining at home with mother

May 08, 2026

Charity calls for funding of advocacy services if children are to exercise rights under Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act

May 06, 2026

High Court considers application by foster parents for injunction pursuant to Human Rights Act to prevent council from removing children from their care

Apr 29, 2026

Family Presiding Judge provides list of considerations relevant to applications to deprive young people of liberty in unregulated placements

Apr 27, 2026

42BR Barristers to be joined by 4 Brick Court in summer 2026

Apr 23, 2026

Lord Justice Cobb named new President of Family Division

Apr 23, 2026

High Court rejects age assessment challenge against city council

Apr 23, 2026

Supreme Court hands down landmark ruling on jurisdiction to revoke adoption orders

Apr 22, 2026

Local authorities should have a "fully operational" Family Group Decision Making service by March 2027, says DfE

Apr 22, 2026

Features

Leave to oppose adoption: good practice guidance

Leave to oppose adoption: good practice guidance

July 22, 2026

Oliver Millington considers a recent Court of Appeal ruling on applications for leave to oppose the making of an adoption order.

Supreme Court judgment: After Cheshire West – Transitions from Care to COP

Supreme Court judgment: After Cheshire West – Transitions from Care to COP

July 21, 2026

Jacqueline Thomas KC and Chloe Lee examine how the Supreme Court’s judgment in AGNI affects cases involving children coming before the courts.

Putting Children First: the Evolving Role of the Family Law Professional

Putting Children First: the Evolving Role of the Family Law Professional

July 21, 2026

Sian Smith & Anne Dillon are joined by Helen Adam of Wells Family Mediation to discuss the Family Solutions Group’s latest report, ‘Putting Children First’.

Are the Family Courts failing victims of domestic abuse?

Are the Family Courts failing victims of domestic abuse?

July 21, 2026

Charlotte McDonald & Sophie George-Moore discuss the report published by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner.

Interim care orders and removal of children

Interim care orders and removal of children

Jul 17, 2026

Can AI determine a child’s age? The legal questions behind the Home Office's use of Facial Age Estimation

Can AI determine a child’s age? The legal questions behind the Home Office's use of Facial Age Estimation

Jul 14, 2026

Public Law Case Law Update June 2026

Public Law Case Law Update June 2026

Jul 10, 2026

Child sexual abuse claims: The end of the limitation period and what it means for local authorities and insurers

Child sexual abuse claims: The end of the limitation period and what it means for local authorities and insurers

Jul 10, 2026

Gender neutral toilets in primary school breached regulations and indirectly discriminated against girls

Gender neutral toilets in primary school breached regulations and indirectly discriminated against girls

Jul 08, 2026

The PLO: Time for Change Revisited

Jun 18, 2026

The Supreme Court’s ruling in AGNI

Jun 18, 2026

Applying for permission not to notify family members of child’s birth

Jun 18, 2026

Inflicted or accidental injuries

Jun 17, 2026

Withholding the identity of professionals from parents in care proceedings

May 29, 2026

Regional Care Cooperatives: a path found

May 20, 2026

The care leavers deaths review

May 20, 2026

Post-placement contact

May 08, 2026

Care proceedings, time estimates and parental vulnerabilities

May 01, 2026

Older children and deprivations of liberty

Apr 23, 2026

Expert evidence in children proceedings: principles for practice and better outcomes

Apr 16, 2026

Children law update - Easter 2026

Apr 15, 2026

Good practice in post-adoption contact

Apr 15, 2026

An ‘intolerable’ deprivation of liberty – and the need for reasons

Apr 15, 2026

Dispensing with notice to father

Apr 02, 2026

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