Law and Rights
The Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board has published the Serious Case Review Report into the death of Khyra Ishaq. Law and Lawyers covered this case on 26th February 2010 with follow up here and here. The report is lengthy - 180 pages - but merits a full reading. The review concluded that the death was preventable and makes a considerable number of recommendations including a "tightening" of the law on Home Education - see The Guardian 27th July.
- Two Future Appeals Of Considerable Public Interest
It is reported in the media that Angela Gordon, the mother of Khyra Ishaq (aged 7 at the time of her death), will appeal to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) against her sentence. Gordon was pleaded guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished...
- Government Has Announced A Review Of Child Protection Arrangements
The government has requested Professor Eileen Munro to undertake a review of child protection and social work arrangements - see Department of Education. Her review will set out the obstacles preventing children's social workers from making...
- A Day With Many Legal News Items .... Here Are A Few
Judicial review not to be allowed to stand in the way of deportations: Fellow blogger CharonQC has wondered whether the present government plans to abolish all law! He writes about the planned deportation of a number of people to Iraq. ...
- Outcomes Of Cases
Angela Gordon, the mother of Khyra Ishaq has been jailed for 15 years and Junaid Abuhamza (the mother's partner) has been sentenced to indefinite imprisonment but with a minimum term of seven and a half years. Both were convicted of manslaughter. ...
- The Khyra Ishaq Case: Yet Another Avoidable Tragedy
Khyra Ishaq was aged 7 when she starved to death in squalid conditions in Birmingham. Khyra's siblings have been the subject of care proceedings and the judge, Mrs Justice King, concluded that, in all probability, Khyra would not have died had...
Law and Rights
Khyra Ishaq - the Serious Case Review Report
The Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board has published the Serious Case Review Report into the death of Khyra Ishaq. Law and Lawyers covered this case on 26th February 2010 with follow up here and here. The report is lengthy - 180 pages - but merits a full reading. The review concluded that the death was preventable and makes a considerable number of recommendations including a "tightening" of the law on Home Education - see The Guardian 27th July.
- Two Future Appeals Of Considerable Public Interest
It is reported in the media that Angela Gordon, the mother of Khyra Ishaq (aged 7 at the time of her death), will appeal to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) against her sentence. Gordon was pleaded guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished...
- Government Has Announced A Review Of Child Protection Arrangements
The government has requested Professor Eileen Munro to undertake a review of child protection and social work arrangements - see Department of Education. Her review will set out the obstacles preventing children's social workers from making...
- A Day With Many Legal News Items .... Here Are A Few
Judicial review not to be allowed to stand in the way of deportations: Fellow blogger CharonQC has wondered whether the present government plans to abolish all law! He writes about the planned deportation of a number of people to Iraq. ...
- Outcomes Of Cases
Angela Gordon, the mother of Khyra Ishaq has been jailed for 15 years and Junaid Abuhamza (the mother's partner) has been sentenced to indefinite imprisonment but with a minimum term of seven and a half years. Both were convicted of manslaughter. ...
- The Khyra Ishaq Case: Yet Another Avoidable Tragedy
Khyra Ishaq was aged 7 when she starved to death in squalid conditions in Birmingham. Khyra's siblings have been the subject of care proceedings and the judge, Mrs Justice King, concluded that, in all probability, Khyra would not have died had...