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HAVE WE WON?


Our campaign might have worked. See this story about a government enquiry into abolition of public law care court fees

PETITION REACTION?


We sent our petition to the Ministry of Justice, and got this reaction by way of a letter.

 

 

ACAL Campaigns

Welcome to our campaign page. One of functions is to fight for the rights of our members and beneficiaries. Our latest campaign in below. Previous campaigns are shown to the left in our menu.


Care Court Fees

The case of Baby P awakens feelings in most of the nation. The government increased the fee for Care Proceedings from £150 to £4000 in May 2008. We believe that this will deter Councils from bringing care proceedings on the grounds of finance.

Our petition, which is now closed, urged upon government, not only on behalf of our members and beneficiaries, but also in partnership with the Association of Lawyers for Children, demanded that the government lower the fee to prevent decisions being taken on the grounds of cost rather than need.

The petition has been sent to the Ministry of Justice with a call for action. See their response - click here

Click here (Word For Windows file) to download a letter to send to your MP.

To find out your local MP click here.

Articles of interest

The Independent - The Uncle, one of them is a murderer" (16th November 2008)
The Independent - Children left at risk by rise in legal costs. (20th November 2008)
The Socialist Party - Social workers demand proper resources (3rd December 2008)
The Times - Costs, targets, paperwork: why the system fails children at risk (3rd December 2008)

 

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