Researching Reform: Risk of future harm - The mayor, Muslims and making a mess of it

The convictions last week of Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo for the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby have once again raised the thorny issue of Islamic Fundamentalism in the UK. But they also sparked an unusual reaction from the Mayor of London which put family law in the spotlight.

Taking to his column at The Telegraph on Sunday to condemn the murder Boris Johnson squarely pointed the finger not at the usual suspects of desperation and despair but at Muslim families who expose their children to Islamic extremism. Radicalisation in the home he said was a form of child abuse and should be treated as such in law. The only way to stop Islamism from spreading? Remove children from these radical homes and place them in care. But is he right?

The current policy of removing children from a potentially dangerous environment whether emotional or physical is implemented in part by assessing the risk of future...

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