Category: Community care
Financial Support for Kinship Carers
Kinship carers often don’t know that they are entitled to financial support when caring for their relatives. Unfortunately, this is […]
The Role of the Social Worker in Adoption: Ethics and Human Rights – An Enquiry
Nigel Priestley, Senior Partner at Ridley & Hall and a specialist in adoption was invited to the launch of a […]
Caring aunt wins triple victory and celebrates the battling skills of her solicitors
An Aunt who had been massively let down by her Local Authority is celebrating a triple victory. After taking on […]
Where would children be without Kinship Care?
It is estimated that 200-300,000 children in the United Kingdom who cannot live with their parents are being brought up […]
Double Celebration for Kinship Carer after battle with Middlesbrough Borough Council
A battling grandmother caring for two grandchildren has won her fight to get Middlesbrough Council to pay allowances. A grandmother […]
Northamptonshire Grandmother Wins Fight for Proper Support
A 62-year old Northamptonshire grandmother is celebrating a victory after a hard fought fight with Northamptonshire County Council. The grandmother […]
Adoptive Parents and the Misuse of Section 20
What do adoptive parents do when they realise they simply can’t continue caring for their damaged adopted child? They turn […]
Carers Rights Day Event at Ridley & Hall Solicitors
Huddersfield solicitors Ridley & Hall held a drop in legal advice session at their office in Market Street on Friday […]
Nigel Priestley Advises Social Workers on Special Guardianship Orders
Nigel Priestley, Senior Partner at Ridley & Hall was a key speaker at Community Care Live in London this week. […]
Victory for Teenager After Sefton Council Try to Force Her to Leave Residential Placement
A 19 year old woman who lacks capacity to make major life decisions including where she should live has, with […]
