Legal news
- in the category: family-child law
Child restraint rules for schools to be clarified
Minister acts in face of court challenge
MSPs seek views on Civil Partnership Bill
Stage 1 opens on bill to allow choice to different sex couples
Surrogacy law must prevent exploitation, and secure child welfare: Faculty
Consultation response accepts surrogacy as "fact of life"
Updated youth justice standards proposed in new consultation
Framework for auditing services supporting young offenders
Two members' bill proposals put out for public views
Disabled children, and remote rural communities, the focus for new moves
Appeal sheriffs issue guidance for child contact case procedure
Sheriff wrong to adjourn proof for child welfare hearing
Call for education as smacking ban passes final Holyrood stage
Society warns of need for parental information campaign
Mixed sex Civil Partnership Bill comes before Holyrood
Reform will give same legal union options to all couples
Family law advocates welcome surrogacy proposals
AFLA calls for certainty as to parenthood from birth
Law Commissions propose new surrogacy legal process
Discussion paper suggests allowing parental recognition from birth
Female genital mutilation protections to be strengthened by new bill
Civil protection orders proposed for those at risk
Majority for smacking ban bill at stage 1
Opponents continue to attack interference with family life