Scottish Human Rights Law Group

A 15 year old mother of an unborn child, who was herself the subject of a child protection, sought to lodge a caveat in the sheriff court in order to receive intimation of any application by the local authority for a child protection order in respect of her unborn child whose birth was expected imminently.   

Concerned an objection to a freeing order by the unmarried father of a four and half year old child in respect of whom the father had raised proceedings seeking orders for parental responsibilities and rights under section 1 and 11 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.

The unmarried fathers of two children of the same mother objected to the petition of the local authority to have the two boys freed for adoption.   It was likely that the boys would be adopted by their foster carers with whom they were well settled.   One boy regularly saw his birth father, who suffered from mental illness, and wished to …

The pursuer, who obtained employment in a kitchen and restaurant at a centre frequented by children, sought to interdict the Chief Constable from disclosing information to his employer third parties to the effect that he had been questioned by police and subsequently charged with offences involving illegal sexual conduct with three young girls.

The Sheriff upheld an appeal against a decision of the Children’s Hearing to exclude the unmarried father of a child who was made subject by the Hearing to a supervision order which provided for no contact between the father and the child.