Megan's Law Dismissed Home Office officials have dismissed statement from Labour MP Dan Norris on introduction of UK version of Megan's Law, sometimes dubbed Sarah's Law, child care agencies say paedophiles are already hard to supervise and law would add to difficulty 11.04.07 Guardian, Home Office, Paedophilia, Sex Offences

GMC Fails on Child Abuse Paediatrians say General Medical Council (GMC) does not understand child protection work, policies out of step with practices and regulation, Southall and Meadow cases discouraging doctors from speaking out 02.04.07 Guardian, Children in Care, Roy Meadow Case, Sudden Infant Death

Ad Rules Bring End to Children's ITV ITV has scrapped programmes for children during the week, applying to Ofcom for reduction in statutory requirement to broadcast for children, restriction food advertising has hit revenues 14.02.07 Guardian, Advertising, Broadcasting Code, Food Standards, Media Law

Call for Inquiry In Child Abuse Case Kimberly Harte and Samuel Duncan jailed for total of 22 years for greivous bodily harm to their daughter, Child B, social workers accepted 'pathetic' excuses when it was clear something was wrong 09.02.07 Guardian, Children in Care, Victoria Climbie

Mars to Stop Ads for Children Masterfoods, which makes Mars and Snickers, is to stop advertising to children under 12, fear its products could be linked to childhood obesity, first large-scale food manufacturer to take such large step across global markets 05.02.07 Financial Times, Advertising, Food Standards, Marketing Law, Media Law

Put Fat Kids in Care Feeding children unhealthy foods, high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS), is no different to physical assault, says Russell Viner, consultant paediatrician at Great Ormond St, obese children should be put in care 29.01.07 Daily Mail, Children in Care, Food Standards

Children Prefer Divorce Survey shows children prefer divorce to tension and drama, most are happy or very happy with post-divorce life, Jennifer Flowerdew and Bren Neale at University of Leeds led research on Family Dynamics after Divorce 08.01.07 Times, Child Custody, Divorce, Family Law

Broken Families Source of Social Ills In major report, Breakdown Britain, from Social Justice Policy Group, Iain Duncan Smith says single-parent families are key to underclass, cohabiting couples most likely to split Guardian Shadow A-G Dominic Grieve says Tories will not prosecute people for small assaults when trying to stop crime 11.12.06 Observer, Anti-Social Behaviour, Child Support Agency, Cohabitation, Family Law

Supernanny State Blair is planning to make 'suppernannies' available to troubled families, experts will help in areas where anti-social behaviour is endemic 21.11.06 Sun, Anti-Social Behaviour

Queen's Speech, Long but Uninspired There is plenty of legislation to look forward to, but few surprises Times Road pricing schemes to be piloted Telegraph Plans to put victims at centre of criminal justice, no-jury fraud trials, tougher policies on violent crime Guardian Review likely to lead to new anti-terror laws BBC Pensions bill will implement Turner reforms BBC No immediate emission targets, but long-term commitment to 60% reduction, independent monitoring body Guardian Regulation of estate agents Guardian Bill by bill summary Times Speech 16.11.06 Times, Queen's Speech 2006 Links