Children and Public Family Law
There are a number of closely related issues which John Hemming has been researching and campaigning on.
Paediatric Medical Ethics and the use of Secret Medical Files
The Use of Medical Evidence in Child Protection Cases
Reform of the Public Family Law
The Justice for Families Campaign Group has been set up to support families who have suffered at the hands of a system that is urgently in need of reform and to campaign for system of Public Family Law where the right decisions are taken through due process and with proper evidence.
Brave Parents' Weeklong Protest. From 12th – 16th March two brave parents will be protesting about their treatment by Social Services and calling for reform of the adoption system in the UK.
John Hemming has made a number of Key Speeches in the House of Commons about these issues, and the issues have been covered in a wide range of newspapers and journals.
Speech in the House of Commons 19th December 2006
Speech in the House of Commons 16th November 2006
John’s weblog – www.johnhemming.blogspot.com – gives up to date information and analysis on these issues.
Stats on deaths of babies from child abuse
Stats on deaths of babies generally
These statistics are important because they demonstrate statistically that the UK's "Child Protection" systems don't actually protect children from dying as a result of child abuse. We used to be better than the Old EU (pre 2004) average, but are now worse. We are hunting up the 2005 figures.
Materials Re Southall Research
Statistics re care system
Submission to UN
An article I wrote in THES
Failures of intervention