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Starting shortly - @article_39 v Secretary of State for Education, in the Court of Appeal. Have children’s rights been removed or diluted unlawfully?
Follow this thread for my live #OpenJustice reporting. To recap, watch & RT my video summary of the #ScrapSI445 journey so far.
Follow this thread for my live #OpenJustice reporting. To recap, watch & RT my video summary of the #ScrapSI445 journey so far.
And we’re off, virtual courtroom again. A few differences to the High Court session:
✅ 3 judges instead of 1. Lord Justices Underhill, Henderson & Baker.
✅ 1 day instead of 2.
✅ There is now a judgment (below) to work from, alongside evidence bundles.
article39.org.uk/2020/08/07/hig…
✅ 3 judges instead of 1. Lord Justices Underhill, Henderson & Baker.
✅ 1 day instead of 2.
✅ There is now a judgment (below) to work from, alongside evidence bundles.
article39.org.uk/2020/08/07/hig…
Lord Justice Underhill asks whether this case is considered 'academic' - that will be revisited towards the end of Jenni Richards QC's arguments on behalf of @article_39.
This is about whether the issue is still 'live' as most SI 445 regs are due to be withdrawn on 25 Sept.
This is about whether the issue is still 'live' as most SI 445 regs are due to be withdrawn on 25 Sept.
@Mr_Al_Coates here's a quick tour from the exemption clauses to now (after @tom_perkins4 prompt - thanks!).
In May 2016, a Bill was introduced into Parliament which contained clauses allowing councils to opt out of any number of their children's social care statutory duties 1/
In May 2016, a Bill was introduced into Parliament which contained clauses allowing councils to opt out of any number of their children's social care statutory duties 1/
for up to six years. These were duties from 1933 to even those contained in the Children and Social Work Bill itself. The Secretary of State was to be empowered to force councils who were struggling to meet their statutory obligations to opt out of those obligations. There 2/
had been no Green or White Papers. This was a shocking attack on the legal framework for children's social care. Government called it innovation. In relation to adoption, Lord Nash told Parliament adoption panels "add little value" (see below). Fantastically, Peers deleted 3/ 
The High Court has just started to hear our case - Article 39 v Secretary of State for Education- arguing that Statutory Instrument 445 was made unlawfully. Wonderful to see so many supporters of the #ScrapSI445 campaign watching the (virtual) hearing. Updates to follow...
Jenni Richards QC from @39PublicLaw starts with discussion of Article 39's work as a small charity fighting for the rights of children institutional settings. Highlights that our concerns are shared by a number of organisations - full list here: article39.org.uk/scrapSi445/
The @ChildrensComm has repeatedly called for the regulations to be revoked & a witness statement from @MindCharity highlights the impact of the regs on the mental health of children in care. Although we are bringing this case, Article 39 is not a 'lone voice' in the sector
Taking my (virtual) seat in the courtroom now. Shortly the High Court will begin to hear @article_39's case that Statutory Instrument 445 was made unlawfully.
Proud that @NYASServices helped fund this challenge & I'll tweet updates throughout, watch this space.
#ScrapSI445
Proud that @NYASServices helped fund this challenge & I'll tweet updates throughout, watch this space.
#ScrapSI445
The High Court Judge will begin proceedings imminently in @article_39's case that SI 445 was made unlawfully.
In the meantime, read the latest extraordinary twist in this deeply concerning experiment with children's rights ⬇️⬇️
#ScrapSI445
nyas.net/uk-government-…
In the meantime, read the latest extraordinary twist in this deeply concerning experiment with children's rights ⬇️⬇️
#ScrapSI445
nyas.net/uk-government-…
Opening remarks now being made, hundreds of pages of evidence being referred to, including that the call by @article_39 for SI 445 to be scrapped is shared by the @ChildrensComm and the two former Children's Commissioners for England.
This thread is also missing some things...
Can you provide a source for claim 26% of social work graduates are not in social work jobs to start with? Are you including in this 26% those in residential child care, voluntary sector roles, community work roles, adult sector roles?
Can you provide a source for claim 26% of social work graduates are not in social work jobs to start with? Are you including in this 26% those in residential child care, voluntary sector roles, community work roles, adult sector roles?
If so a problem is the narrow definition of what social work is. I'm proud graduates from trad courses go into the above roles - an entirely appopriate use of skills gained on a SW degree. SW includes statutory SW roles, it is not restricted to them, most of us always said so.
Secondly you are correct we still need to see retention rates for other course routes. But you avoid point that one of FL's founding premises was to help address retention crisis in C&F social work. It clearly is not doing so.
1/9 The search goes on for the organisation, outside of central Government, which was consulted about SI445 and fully supports the changes....
Gov Memorandum accompanying SI445 stated the DfE 'consulted informally with the sector' before introducing the SI
Gov Memorandum accompanying SI445 stated the DfE 'consulted informally with the sector' before introducing the SI
2/9 The Memo stated Gov had consulted the LGA over SI445, yet @LGAChildren says it was not consulted
3/9 The Gov Memo stated Principal Social Workers were consulted, yet chair of @PCFSWNetwork says neither she or her network were consulted
