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Looked after children

17 April 2014
Issue: 7603 / Categories: Legal News , Child law , Family
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More than a quarter of all looked after children come from a small selection of mothers who have had multiple children removed.

The mothers are usually aged 14-26, and isolated from their families, according to Maureen Ngozi Obi-Ezekpazu, barrister and mediator at Family Matters. Ngozi Obi-Ezekpazu describes the problem as “a human and societal tragedy hidden from public sight” and says there is no government policy, no funding and ”simply no motivation to address the problem.”

Family Matters is hosting a  seminar at the Law Society next Thursday (24 April)  to highlight the issue. For more information visit the Family Matters website at: www.familymatters.uk.com.

Issue: 7603 / Categories: Legal News , Child law , Family
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