Halton Borough Council in Cheshire has been fined £70,000 after accidentally revealing the address of a child’s adoptive parents.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the council had breached the Data Protection Act
Grandparents now provide childcare worth £7.3 billion a year, charities Age UK and Grandparents Plus have claimed.
The figure is almost double the 2004 figure of £3.9 billion. The number of children looked after by their grandparents and the amount of time they spend with them have
According to a new YouGov poll, more than three quarters of people believe grandparents and relatives looking after children because their parents cannot should receive official help from the local authority.
There is a lot of media interest in divorce and family law developments at the moment, and I had my fair share this weekend. It is very enjoyable to be asked to comment on all these topics, not least over this particular bank holiday.
The long-awaited Family Justice Review, published today, presented a golden opportunity to review and recommend changes to existing law. Instead the Review panel has failed families in crisis.
The TV and radio presenter Gloria Hunniford has published a new book called Glorious Grandparenting. I was delighted to be asked to contribute a detailed section about legal rights for grandparents. It is a subject that is close to my heart: I have …
There is an old saying that sunshine always follows the rain. The destruction of my blog yesterday was upsetting but fortunately it was only short term. However, today I have some great news. We have today signed up to a property in Central …
Many grandparents are surprised to discover that they do not have automatic rights of residence or contact with their grandchildren. But could their rights be about to improve? This week it is my turn not to criticise, but to praise the Conservative …
The Mature Times asked me to write about divorce and grandparents’ rights. My article also offers advice to grandparents who are caught up in such a situation and are concerned that they may lose contact with their grandchildren. On family …
The trend known as 'silver divorce' is affecting couples in their sixties who are maybe newly-retired and realising two to three decades ahead of them with the same partner might not be the retirement dream they'd hoped for.
A client came to see me for the first time, accompanied by her mother.The client was attractive, well-groomed and smartly-dressed. Her mother, meanwhile, looked drawn and tired.Mrs X began by saying she felt hot. Could she please remove her jacket …
It seems that the increased divorce rate amongst over-50s is a hot topic right now. Following my appearance in The Times at the beginning of this month, the Daily Mail has interviewed me for its own story on the subject. It was published on Friday 9 …
I was interviewed for a feature in The Times, which was published on Saturday 3 November: Divorce rates are falling – except for people over 60. What is the fallout when Granny and Grandpa split up, asks Celia Dodd Nowadays, few people …
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