Caroline Lynch

Mum, Barrister, Principal Legal Adviser @FamilyRightsGp, ESRC PhD researcher @IOE_London @Leaders_Plus Fellow. Own views. RTs not endorsements.

[Family Rights Group @FamilyRightsGp]

🗓️Exclusive online briefing for councillors including lead members for children's services in England. Join us next Thursday to explore the Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill and how your local authority can deliver the new mandate to offer family group decision making meetings.

[Cathy Ashley 🟣🇺🇦 @CathyAshley]

Poppy was pregnant with her 12th child, her eldest 11 weren't in her care. Then she was offered a family group conference- it was transformational & she is now safely raising her baby

[Cathy Ashley 🟣🇺🇦 @CathyAshley]

Solutions for children driven by those who love & care about them - learning from New Zealand
New article by @jordanBhall & myself in @progbrit - how the Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill could be a game-changer for children & families if we do this right

[Cathy Ashley 🟣🇺🇦 @CathyAshley]

Thank you @munirawilson for promoting the case for paid employment leave for kinship carers. And for quoting the results of @FamilyRightsGp's research that 4 on 10 kinship carers have to give up work to take on the care of the children

[LexisNexisUK @LexisNexisUK]

Congratulations to Family Rights Group, the winner of the Family Law Children's Law Team of the Year award!

#FamilyLawAwards #FLA2024

[Caroline Lynch @CarolineSSLynch]

@FamilyRightsGp legal team out & about again! Super @Tweets_ALC conference last week. Now it’s @LexisNexisUK Family Law Awards. Delighted to be finalists for Children’s Law Team of Year. Wishing everyone attending a fab evening! @JessJohnston90 @FrancesEdwards9 @miriam_naoual

[Family Rights Group @FamilyRightsGp]

Wishing our legal team all the best at tonight’s @LexisNexisUK Family Law Awards 2024, where they are shortlisted for Children’s Legal Team of the Year!

Their excellent work contributes to our role as a leading authority on child welfare law, policy & practice.

#familylawawards

[Family Rights Group @FamilyRightsGp]

Tune in to @5_News at 5pm today - we have some exciting new research to share 👀

#ActForKinshipCare #SameLoveSameLeave

[Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw]

🚨 On #UniversalChildrensDay, Garden Court is delighted to be at UCL (@UCLLaws) to host our #ChildrensRights Conference: ‘Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline - Promoting Universal Children’s Rights’ with @UCLCAJ.

#WorldChildrensDay 🌍

[The British Institute of Human Rights @BIHRhumanrights]

On this day in 1998, the Human Rights Act received royal assent, making it part of UK law.

Find out about how laws get made: https://t.co/e7A8gICoBU

And read some of the real-life stories of the Human Rights Act in action: https://t.co/lnYp6R6l5m

[Family Rights Group @FamilyRightsGp]

Today, @JessJohnston90 and @miriam_naoual from our legal team have been at the @WeAreLAPG #LAPGConf24 conference. An opportunity to meet and collaborate with lawyers and others across the sector on strengthening legal aid.🧵

[Family Rights Group @FamilyRightsGp]

Those with lived experience of the child welfare system bring important perspective on what needs to change & how

Six members of our parents' panel, all with experience of child in need plans for their children, contributed to this important new research from @ChildrensComm

[Family Rights Group @FamilyRightsGp]

For 50 years we've influenced the child welfare system to support children & families to stay safely together. None of this would be possible without our supporters. We're excited to celebrate with a special film https://t.co/1gsV7uJc6j #FRG50 #ActForKinshipCare #BuildNotBreak

[Family Rights Group @FamilyRightsGp]

It's nearly time for the main event!

Make sure you time your teabreak so you can join us at 11am to watch our 50th anniversary film. https://t.co/1gsV7uJc6j

#FRG50 #ActForKinshipCare #BuildNotBreak

[Melanie Onn @melanie_onn]

I recently wrote an article for @TheHouseMag about my recent appointment as chair of @APPGKinshipCare and the importance of properly valuing kinship care arrangements.

You can read more about it below 👇

https://t.co/HXXGvk8LGX

[Family Rights Group @FamilyRightsGp]

You can also find out more about the legislative changes we are calling on Government to implement in our #ActForKinshipCare campaign here 👇
https://t.co/YI1bvARNwF

[Family Rights Group @FamilyRightsGp]

If you are a relative or friend raising children in kinship care, or if a child in your family is involved with children's services and you want to know your rights and options, our free specialist advice service can help 👇
https://t.co/E2kZTfP1hs

[Clan Childlaw @clanchildlaw]

Our Chief Executive Alison Reid has been joining discussions with colleagues across the UK who provide legal representation for children at the Child Law Network conference in Swansea.

[Janet Daby MP @JanetDaby]

Delighted to speak earlier at @CfYoungLives, @FamilyRightsGp & @FoundationsWW event at #Lab24 about the future of children's social care.