The use of children as spies will be challenged in the High Court in a hearing scheduled for June. Just for Kids Law has been granted permission to bring a judicial review against the Home Office about the controversial practice. The use of children as ‘covert human intelligence sources’ by the police and other investigative agencies was revealed in a House of Lords debate in July 2018. Just for Kids Law says it wants the Home Office to tighten its guidance on child welfare, assessment of risk change, safeguards and circumstances in which child spies would be used.
27 February 2019
Push for clampdown on child spies
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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