In their demand for a new law making it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children, the UK’s four children’s commissioners are championing a radical children’s rights agenda and not acting as the true champions of children, according to the Family Education Trust. The Trust’s Director, Norman Wells, commented: “The commissioners seem to …
Bulletin 122: Winter 2005/2006
In this issue: Annual General Meeting and Conference Doubts remain over children’s database In loco parentis: badge of honour to be discarded or restored? Confidentiality policy challenged in High Court ‘Morning-after pill’ figures cause concern Special offer – two books for the price of one Book Reviews o Mentoring Marriages o No Man’s Land o …
FPA at odds with public opinion in driving wedge between children and parents
Today’s assertion by the fpa (formerly the Family Planning Association) that it is out of step with social changes over the past two decades to say that parents are the best judges of a child’s welfare shows the extent to which the organisation has been blinded by its own ideology to the strength of public …
Axon case highlights government’s mixed messages on the role of parents
Sue Axon’s High Court challenge to the government’s policy allowing underage girls to have an abortion without the knowledge or consent of their parents highlights the mixed messages being given out by ministers, according to Family Education Trust. After figures were published earlier in the year showing a rise in the number of conceptions to …
Bulletin 121: Autumn 2005
In this issue: ‘Somewhere to go, something to do’ – the Green Paper on youth Do we really need more public investment in youth activities? Youth ‘matters’, but what about marriage? ‘The Future of Family Law’ Building a culture of respect: Where does the family fit in? Parenting orders The Respect Task Force ‘Fiscal Policy …