Category: Grandparents Legal Centre
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 […]
Working Grandparents to Share Parental Leave and Pay
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced this week that working grandparents will be able to share parental leave in […]
Stoke Gran Wins Battle with Council
A grandmother who has been caring for her grandson since May 2014 without any financial support has finally won her […]
Battling Northamptonshire grandmother secures pay out for unpaid allowances
A Northamptonshire grandmother has won her long standing 3 year battle against Northamptonshire County Council to get money to help […]
Carers Rights Day – update
Look out for Nigel Priestley, Senior Partner at Ridley & Hall Solicitors and founder of Grandparents Legal Centre on ITV […]
Damning Report on Family and Friends Care from Local Government Ombudsman welcomed
The Local Government Ombudsman has launched a damning report on local authorities failure to support family and friends Carers. A […]
Ridley & Hall Review of the Care Leavers Charter
Many grandparent carers and family and friends carers will be caring for “looked after” children who are approaching 16 – […]
Tick Tock – The Time is Now for Family Members
“There is no time like the present” is an old saying but it could not be more appropriate for family […]
Liverpool City Council Fails to Give Adequate Support to 340 Carers
Around 340 carers in the Merseyside area will have their allowances backdated after an investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman […]
