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..... is by no means remote. it is not at all unknown for the advent of children and family responsibilities, which bring such a radical change to the finances and everyday lives of the couple, to lead to a breakdown in their relationship. if the relationship does break down, the parent who is the primary carer ..... assessment of prospective adopters, followed by: 3.39 . . . many prospective adopters approach adoption wishing to adopt a healthy baby. however, as outlined in the previous chapter, there are very few healthy babies who need adoption in northern ireland today. indeed, it is a global phenomenon that the demand for the type of children usually ..... time when laws were made for northern ireland, except in relation to reserved matters, by the parliament of northern ireland established by the government of ireland act 1920. that act never came into force in relation to the south, but it established the parliament of northern ireland, which legislated on matters within its competence until .....
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..... the police and criminal evidence act 1984 was amended to grant power to bail a young offender pending possible reprimand or warning, thus enabling the public interest to be more fully considered and the views of victims ascertained (paras 4.28, 6.15, chapters 7, 8). but the views of victims, although an ..... to bring a private prosecution as "a valuable constitutional safeguard against inertia or partiality on the part of authority" in gouriet v union of post office workers [1978] ac 435, 477. in the same case (p 498) lord diplock described private prosecutions as "a useful constitutional safeguard against capricious, corrupt or biased failure ..... a certain class of case, has grown into something much more sophisticated and specific, as evidenced by the statutory regimes established by the 1998 and 2003 acts and a series of home office circulars. while there are obvious differences between the young offender, conditional cautioning and simple cautioning regimes, they have shared objectives .....
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