Refuge, the UK's largest domestic violence charity, says that in 2019 72 per cent of service users identified experiencing tech abuse, which can range from persistent telephone calls from perpetrators, being targeted via social media, having their location tracked or spyware installed in their homes. Read more in Family Law Week.
Father jailed after threatening family court judge
A father who threatened a family court judge has been sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of court. Read the full article in
Covid inquiry unearths more school pandemic ‘chaos’
The government lacked “leadership and determination” to get children back to school as lockdowns were lifted, Baroness Anne Longfield, the former children’s commissioner, has told the Covid inquiry.
20% increase in ‘draconian’ Deprivation of Liberty orders over the last 12 months
Deprivation of Liberty orders vastly outnumber applications to place children in registered secure accommodation as a severe shortage of secure children’s homes bites say The
