Category: Grandparents rights
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 […]
Fairy Tale Ending for West Yorkshire Grandma!
A West Yorkshire grandmother is celebrating receiving a back payment of over £110,000 this week from a local authority. The […]
Ridley & Hall Celebrates Double Accreditation
The 2015 Legal 500 rankings have been announced and Ridley & Hall is pleased to be named as the highest […]
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 – […]
