Category: Kinship Care
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 […]
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. […]
Grandmother Wins Fight to Care for Her Grandchildren
A grandmother from Wythenshawe has this week breathed a huge sigh of relief as she has prevented two of her […]
Battling Grandmother Wins £30,000 Kinship Settlement with London Borough of Hackney
A London grandmother, aged 60, has forced the London Borough of Hackney to pay over £30,000 in an out of […]
Ridley & Hall Celebrates Double Accreditation
The 2015 Legal 500 rankings have been announced and Ridley & Hall is pleased to be named as the highest […]
New Kinship Care Research Shows Potentially Disastrous Effects of Tax Credit and Welfare Reform
Nigel Priestley, Senior Partner at Ridley & Hall and trustee of the Family Rights Group, has welcomed the call to […]
A Decision to Shock Local Authorities and Adopters!
Decisions of the Court of Appeal and the High Court earlier this summer must have sent tremors through local authority […]
Family Carers Win Battle for Unpaid Foster Allowance Fees
An aunt and uncle caring for their two nieces are celebrating the payment of almost £30,000 from Hillingdon Council. The […]
