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Youth and children's law help pack

Guidelines for journalists from Cleland Thom, who runs Journalism Training Services and can be contacted at cleland.thom@tesco.net.

This is an updated version, revised and expanded in January 2006. 

Contents

  • Adoption of children
  • Criminal age ranges
  • ASBOs - general
  • Challenging the s39 order
  • Breaches of ASBOs
  • The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
  • ASBOs - witness protection
  • Children in civil cases
  • Access to magistrates family proceedings
  • Children in civil cases
    • Identity restrictions
    • Other restrictions
  • Children in adult criminal court
    • Access
    • Identification
  • Improper use of court reporting restrictions
  • Sexual offences and jigsaw identifications
  • Wards of court
    • Access
    • Reporting restrictions
  • Injunctions
  • Youth courts 
    • Access
    • When reporting restrictions start
    • Reporting restrictions
    • When reporting restrictions can be lifted
  • Privacy
  • Challenging s39 orders

The full guidelines can be downloaded here:
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