Just how close was 3-year-old ‘AJS’ to being adopted because of the unlawful immigration detention of her father?

by reporting watch team | Jul 28, 2018 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

Last week BBC News and the Guardian reported the important public interest story of a father’s unlawful immigration detention, that left his three-year-old unnecessarily in care and at risk of a plan for adoption, despite the family court declaring they should...

Kisses and cuddles not enough…

by reporting watch team | Jan 20, 2018 | Cases, FCReportingWatch

The BBC recently reported that two children were to be adopted ‘as kisses and cuddles [were] not enough‘. The use of a direct quotation and the inclusion of the judge’s name in the headline and article, enabled us to locate the judgment in the case...

More adoption or faster adoption?

by Lucy R | Oct 3, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

“Delayed adoption is sure to damage a child“, writes Clare Foges for The Times (paywall). “Attempting to place children with family members has stalled the process to an alarming extent” says the subheader. Here we go again. For children who...

Cooperation – Not Coercion in Foster to Adopt Placements

by reporting watch team | Jul 17, 2017 | Comment

Our post on the FRG s20 report Cooperation or Coercion has prompted this guest post by John Simmonds, Director of Policy, Research and Development, CoramBAAF. We are expecting a guest post from Cathy Ashley at Family Rights Group in due course. The publication of the...

Decision to place a child with prospective adopters is unlawful because unfair

by reporting watch team | May 22, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

R (On the Application Of EL) v Essex County Council [2017] EWHC 1041 (Admin) (08 May 2017) is a judicial review decision about a decision by a local authority to place a child for adoption, under a placement order granted by the Family Court. Because this is a...