SEARCH RESULTS

Applying to the High Court for a new inquest for Jools to try to use the new Date Use and Access Bill for answers. Access to Jools' data via the High Court. I have to apply to the Attorney General (AG) for permission to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest. If agreed upon, the AG will grant a FIAT, which gives me six weeks to apply to the High Court. Timeline of events to The High Court (last updated 19th Aug 2025) 19th August 2025 - I finally received the police report (it doesn't provide any further updates). Forwarded it to my lawyers. It continues to be a very painful journey. 9th Aug 2025 - On 7th July, Gloucestershire Constabulary Legal Services Department informed me that I would receive the police report on Jools' devices by 4th August. Later, I was advised it would arrive by the end of this week, which I understood to mean yesterday. Perhaps their definition of the week’s end differs and means tomorrow. Regardless, I am still awaiting the report and have just followed up again. 23rd July 2025 - Letter received from Minister Alex Davies-Jones (Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice) explains that while she and her colleagues deeply sympathise with my loss and my pursuit of the truth about Jools’ death, they cannot formally support my application for a fresh coroner’s investigation. This is because the Attorney General must act independently in deciding whether to grant permission (a “fiat”) for a new investigation, and it would be inappropriate for other ministers to influence that process; however, she acknowledges its importance and my ongoing efforts. 17th July 2025 - I have written back to Peter Kyle to raise my concerns about an app called LMK and WhatsApp, which isn’t covered under the children’s codes for harmful content in the Online Safety Act because it’s an encrypted private messaging service, not a platform for public content or user-generated media feeds. The children’s codes primarily apply to services where harmful content can be recommended or algorithmically pushed to users — such as video platforms or social media feeds — rather than private one-to-one or group messaging apps. However, services like WhatsApp are frequently used in grooming and abuse, especially when predators move children from public platforms into private chats. 16th July 2025 - Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, responded to me, you can see his letter here . 7th July 2025 - The Police Legal team have said I will have a reply by Monday, 4 August 2025 2nd July 2025 - I have written to the Gloucestershire Constabulary's legal team to request details of precisely what data was reviewed, how, when, and which social media accounts the police discovered before the inquest. I hope this doesn't take nine months for them to respond, as it did when I asked for the police file they hold on Jools. A large part of this was also redacted, which I queried with the Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP - Minister of State for Policing and Crime Prevention, and was told 'When responding to a data subject access request pursuant to the Data Protection Act 2018, the law allows law enforcement authorities, in this case the Gloucestershire Constabulary, to restrict the response (for example by redacting) if that is necessary and proportionate for a range of circumstances, including to avoid prejudicing the prevention, detection or investigation of criminal offences or to protect the rights and freedoms of others. For example, information relating to others (third parties) may be redacted, and information that could prejudice a policing/law enforcement purpose may be removed where its disclosure could impact on operational tactics or ongoing investigation. Each organisation must consider requests on a case-by-case basis and apply exemptions accordingly." 26th June 2025 - I have written to the following people to ask them to support an application to the Attorney General for a new inquest for Jools. Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP - Minister of State for Policing and Crime Prevention Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation &Technology Baroness Maggie Jones - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation &Technology 6th June 2025 - The Coroner has returned documents. I now need to obtain statements from Jools' friends 27th May 2025 - I have written to the coroner. After Jools ' inquest, I only received the final inquest pack, and Lawyers have told me I should have received other documents. I have asked to obtain records from the coroner. Jools' inquest file has been archived, so I'm waiting for that to come back. Ideally, I would like the Coroner to support my application for a fresh inquest.

We are suing TikTok in the U.S. state of Delaware over the tragic wrongful deaths of our children, you can follow this journey here. Lawsuit against Tiktok We are the first UK parents suing TikTok in the U.S. state of Delaware over the tragic wrongful deaths of our children, who are believed to have succumbed to the so-called “blackout challenge” promoted through TikTok’s algorithms. Despite our repeated requests for access, TikTok has withheld our children’s online activity data. Data we believe is crucial to understanding what truly influenced their actions and whether the platform’s recommendations played a fatal role. You can read the complaint here . Watch more about our stories on BBC iPlayer: The Families Taking TikTok to Court , featuring Laura Kuenssberg in conversation with us as four British families pursuing justice. The link to watch this is here . You can follow this link to the Civil Docket Report page for case N25C-02-073 in Delaware’s CourtConnect system. It’s an unofficial docket report, providing a publicly accessible, real-time overview of filings and activity in the specified court case, including motions, orders, hearing dates, and other docket entries. Although useful, it is not an official court document, meaning it may lack some formatting or details found in certified records. You can track the latest developments in the case: filings like motions, responses, hearing settings, rulings, scheduling orders, and more will appear via timestamped docket entries. At the moment, the briefing is complete, and we are waiting for a "motion to dismiss" hearing to be set, which I plan to fly out for.

Joolslaw - Give parents the right to view their deceased children's social media data. Ellen Roome is fighting for transparency and safety in the digital space so no other family has to endure the pain she has suffered. Jools Law I’m Ellen Roome, Jools' Mum and now a campaigner. I am fighting for transparency and safety in the digital space so no other family has to endure the pain we have suffered. My life changed forever on April 13, 2022, when my 14-year-old son, Jools Sweeney, took his own life. His sudden death left me searching for answers. Nothing was found offline as to why he might have taken the actions he did. The Coroner said that he couldn't be certain Jools was in a suicidal mood, and so it's a narrative description on his death certificate of how he died. I was left with no answers as to why, and as Jools' social media data was not fully examined during his inquest, I approached them directly for answers—none of the social media companies would allow me access to his browsing data. Jools' social media accounts could have provided vital insights into his actions and whether an online challenge or other harmful interactions influenced him. However, I have faced significant hurdles, as current laws require a court order to access my son's digital data. As a parent, you have NO legal right to view what your children have seen online. My next steps for access to Jools' data is via the High Court. You can read below about my journey through Parliament pushing for changes to access to social media data for children who have died, but the new Data Bill will not help me as Jools' inquest was closed. I now have NO other option but to apply to the Attorney General to ask permission to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest so that we can use the Data Bill and see if social media companies haven't deleted Jools' data and IF there are answers as to why my son ended his life. You can follow that journey here . My Parliament Campaign As a result of not being able to access my son's social media accounts - despite him being a minor when he died, and therefore under my parental responsibility - I felt compelled to launch a campaign for "Jools' Law," which seeks to grant parents the right to access their deceased children's social media accounts without needing a court order. 27th April 2024 - I set up a government petition #Joolslaw - Parents to have full access to their children's social media. I want parents/guardians to have the full right to see their children's social media accounts when either the child is alive or deceased. My son Jools was 14 when he took his life in 2022. At the time, the new Coroner's powers to request social media were not in force. However, I also think this is too late. Since my son's death, I have not been able to access information to see what my son was looking at that could have contributed to him taking his own life. Parents should have the right to full access to their child's social media accounts either whilst they are still alive (to protect them) or if they die as in my case. I was contacted by Grace Carter from Aphra (https://www.weareaphra.co.uk/) , whom I didn't know until she reached out and offered to help create a video to ask for signatures. The video is below. 21st May 2024 - Due to the Government election, the Government was set to close ALL petitions early on 30th May. I had 9 days to get to 100,000 signatures. It was my birthday, so I asked on social media for one birthday wish: “Everyone, please sign and share my petition" Grace told me we needed another video to push for signatures, I didn't want to fail, so she made this.. 28th May 2024 —We reached 100,000 signatures. I was on a train to London and felt like crying out of joy. Wow—thank you, everyone. 30th May 2024 - The petition closed with an impressive total of 126,033 signatures. 17th July 2024 – During the King's Speech, part of the State Opening of Parliament, it was announced that the Data (Use and Access) Bill would be reintroduced. This bill had previously been dropped mainly due to political disagreements, concerns over its scope, or the prioritisation of other legislative measures. 13th Jan 2025 - My petition was discussed in Parliament, where MPs concurred that parents should have the right to seek answers using social media data when a child has died. I was then offered a meeting with the ministers and awaited their response. You can watch the debate here… I attended numerous parliamentary meetings, some of which included representatives from social media companies. I pleaded with these companies to release Jools’ data as well as data for other bereaved parents who were there with me. They refused. I urged ministers to consider amending the Data Bill; I proposed a simple yet effective amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill in Parliament. Under the Data Bill, the coroner will now be able to demand that social media companies preserve and release data, but only if the police or the coroner requests it. Like many other parents I know, they never took the initiative to preserve and request our children's data. I wanted it to become compulsory, like a toxicology or post-mortem report is requested when a child dies. I wanted social media data automatically preserved and requested for the inquest. The parent could then access this data as a person of interest in the child’s death. Most importantly, it could assist the inquest in determining what happened to the child, whether it was bullying, grooming, sextortion, or an online challenge. It's crucial that this data is preserved and requested immediately. The Data Bill is in the final stages of passing through Parliament, and while it will not be compulsory to preserve and request data, there will be a law that, if enacted, will grant the coroner the right to request this data. 15th May 2025 – I met with Minister Jones (Department of Science and Technology), Minister Johnson (Home Office), and Minister Davies-Jones (Minister of Justice) to discuss further. I stressed the need for training for Police and Coroners to make sure the potential use of the Data Bill is cascaded down through the system to ensure that no other bereaved parent is left in my position of not having all data reviewed, which could help explain why a child has ended their life.

Joolslaw - Give parents the right to view their deceased children's social media data. Ellen Roome is fighting for transparency and safety in the digital space so no other family has to endure the pain she has suffered. News articles 4th August 2025 Bereaved Cheltenham mum launches free online safety resource for children Read More 28th July 2025 New law ‘doesn’t go far enough’ Read More 25th July 2025 New internet rules enforced from today - but this grieving mother is sceptical they will work Read More 23rd July 2025 Bereaved families call for urgent change in law Read More 22nd July 2025 Why are our kids risking their lives for clicks? Read More 14th July 2025 Parents unite to combat internet dangers for children Read More 2nd July 2025 Bereaved Cheltenham mum launches free online safety resource for children Read More 30th June 2025 ‘Click or Quit?’': Bereaved parents unite to launch free life-saving online safety resource for schools and families Read More 30th June 2025 Gloucestershire mum launches online safety resource for schools Read More 18th June 2025 For Jools: one mother’s fight for the truth about her son’s death Read More 20th May 2025 Max backs call for tighter social media controls for under-16s Read More 18th May 2025 Mother who fears her son died taking part in an online challenge battles for changes to the government's Data Bill Read More 16th May 2025 'I want to understand why my son is not here' Read More 15th May 2025 Mother hopeful law change will allow other bereaved parents access to children's phone data Read More 8th May 2025 Bereaved mother 'drained' by campaign to change law Read More 8th May 2025 Bereaved mother continues fight for change in data laws after teenage son took his own life Read More 5th May 2025 Bereaved mum backs data disclosure law change Read More 5th may 2025 Let me see my son’s social media, bereaved mother demands Read More 24th April 2025 Bereaved parents demand tech firms 'protect children' Read More 24th April 2025 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle join bereaved families demanding social media action Read More 30th March 2025 As UK families grieve, can one determined country stop social media from harming children? Read More 23rd February 2025 UK families take case against TikTok over child deaths Read More 21st February 2025 VIRAL HORROR We’re suing TikTok to find out why our children died doing the ‘Black Out’ Challenge – we’ve been forced down this route Read More 21st February 2025 UK parents suing TikTok over children’s deaths ‘suspicious’ about data claims Read More 13th Feb 2025 Blow to Cheltenham mum looking to TikTok for answers over the death of her son Read More 13th February 2025 One woman’s quest to discover what led to the death of her son Read More 11th February 2025 Data of four dead British teens may have been removed, says TikTok Read More 11th February 2025 Mum seeking answers over son’s death says social media firms ‘don’t give a damn’ Read More 10th February 2025 Parents suing TikTok over children’s deaths ‘want answers’ Read More 10th February 2025 Bereaved mum looks for answers after son's death Read More 10th February 2025 Parents demand answers from TikTok after children’s tragic deaths Read More 9th February 2025 Exclusive group interview for BBC One's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg with the four British families suing TikTok for the alleged wrongful deaths of their children. Listen here 7th February 2025 Cheltenham mum serves TikTok lawsuit Read More 8th February 2025 TikTok sued over 'viral blackout challenge deaths': Bereaved families say 'we just want answers' as they demand access to their children's social media accounts Read More 8th February 2025 Parents suing TikTok over children's deaths say it 'has no compassion' Read More 7th February 2025 Bereaved families file US lawsuit against TikTok over access to children’s data Read More 7th February 2025 Parents sue TikTok over child deaths allegedly caused by ‘blackout challenge’ Read More 7th February 2025 'We just want answers': TikTok sued by parents of UK teens who allegedly died in viral trend Read More 7th February 2025 TikTok sued by parents of UK teens after alleged challenge deaths Read More 16th January 2025 After son dies by ‘suicide’, mother battles social media giants for answers Read More 15th January 2025 Cheltenham mum battling Snapchat and Meta after son took life in 'online challenge' Read More 1th January 2025 BBC News - Parents 'should have access to kids' social media' Read More 14th January 2025 'I'm taking on Meta and Snapchat after my teen son died in sick challenge' Read More 14th January 2025 TEEN TRAGEDY My son, 14, died in online challenge gone wrong but it’ll cost me £86k to find out why – I’m BLOCKED from his account Read More 13th January 2025 What is Jools' Law and why are MPs talking about it? Read More 13th January 2025 Bereaved mother brings battle to find out why her 14-year-old son died to Parliament Read More 13th January 2025 MPs to debate Jools Law to allow bereaved parents access to children's social media Read More 13th January 2025 Mum fears son, 14, died in social media challenge gone wrong - now she has one request Read More 13th January 2025 Jools’ Law: Mother battling social media firms for answers over son’s death urges MPs to act Read More 10th January 2025 TEEN TRAGEDY My son, 14, died in online challenge gone wrong but it’ll cost me £86k to find out why – I’m BLOCKED from his account Read More 7th January 2025 'Jools Law’ to be debated in Parliament Read More 7th January 2025 Gloucestershire mum's petition to change law on social media is being debated in parliament Read More 13th December 2024 Bereaved mother brings battle to find out why her 14-year-old son died to Parliament Read More 1st December 2024 Global support for world-first social media reform….British Mum applauds Australian age ban (Australian News Corp Newspapers) Read More 29th November 2024 Bereaved mum's social media battle to be debated by MPs Read More 29th November 2024 BBC News - Lola McEvoy MP called Ms Roome "truly inspiring", adding: "What Ellen's been through is unimaginable for any parent and anybody in the country. Read More 17th September 2024 Grieving families go round in circles sorting out a complex web of accounts Read More 17th September 2024 ‘I just want to understand why he died’: A mother’s battle to find out if social media played a role in her son’s final days Read More 29th June 2024 Online pranks are killing children – but is there any way to stop them? Read More 17th June 2024 Mother left not knowing why son, 14, died battles social media companies for answers Read More 15th June 2024 Heartbroken mum believes son died in online dare gone wrong Read More 12th June 2024 Exclusive: Instagram apologises for ‘ignoring’ requests from grieving mum for data that could relate to teen son’s death Read More 29th May 2024 UK mother of boy who killed himself seeks right to access his social media. Read More 28th May 2024 Petition for parents to access children's social media tops 100k Read More 31st May 2024 ‘I want to know why my precious baby is no longer here’ mum’s heartbreaking plea to social media companies after teen’s tragic death Read More 27th May 2024 Family of teenager found dead at Gloucestershire home call for law to protect children Read More 29th May 2024 Cheltenham mum's campaign to change the law on social media goes to parliament. Read More 28th May 2024 Final push for petition to protect children Read More 14th May 2024 Parents call for law to protect children Read More 26th May 2024 Mother of Jools Sweeney, 14, who took his own life is fighting social media companies for his search Read More

Joolslaw - Give parents the right to view their deceased children's social media data. Ellen Roome is fighting for transparency and safety in the digital space so no other family has to endure the pain she has suffered. Media Coverage Click here to watch 'The Families Taking Tiktok to Court" on BBC Iplayer. Play Video Play Video 09:16 BBC breakfast interview with Melanie Dawes Ofcom CEO Play Video Play Video 01:03:36 Online harms and broken safeguards: voices from bereaved families Play Video Play Video 10:22 How To Protect Your Kids Online in 2025 Play Video Play Video 05:11 BBC Breakfast 16th May 2025 Play Video Play Video 05:25 BBC Breaskfast 16th May 2025 Play Video Play Video 04:15 BBC Breakfast 8th May 2025 Play Video Play Video 45:31 Online Safety talk by Ellen Roome at The Annual Parish Meeting 2025 Play Video Play Video 01:05 Lost Screen Memorial Recap Play Video Play Video 08:52 BBC Breakfast 28th April 2025 Play Video Play Video 06:47 BBC Breakfast regarding Archewell Foundation Memorial and Meta Protest Play Video Play Video 10:33 Interview with @SkyNews 24th April 2025 regarding Meta protest and memorial Play Video Play Video 02:38 BBC interview -New York Central Park 24th April 2025 Play Video Play Video 07:22 BBC interview -New York Times Square 24th April 2025 Play Video Play Video 02:04 Data Use and Access Bill Reading 11th Mar 2025 Play Video Play Video 13:22 LBC interview 10th March 2025 Play Video Play Video 01:07:54 MAGICAL MINDSET ELLEN'S PODCAST Play Video Play Video 02:16 Max Wilkinson 7th March 2025 on BBC 'Any Questions' Play Video Play Video 03:08 Sky News 7th March 2025 Play Video Play Video 07:11 Minister Sir Chris Byrant 7th March 2025 Play Video Play Video 01:52 Lola McEvoy MP supports JoolsLaw 7th March 25 in House of Commons Play Video Play Video 02:37 ITV news 3rd March 2025 Play Video Play Video 08:55 Interview with @thesun 22nd February 2025 Play Video Play Video 03:21 House of Commons 12 02 25 Play Video Play Video 09:45 11th Feb BBC Five 5 - Following Ticktok's commen that they 'might have deleted our children's data' Play Video Play Video 02:35 11th Feb 2025 - BBC News re Tiktok Play Video Play Video 11:47 9th Feb 2025 - BBC 1 Laura Kuenssberg program Play Video Play Video 16:11 7th Feb BBC 5 Live (11.40pm) Play Video Play Video 03:07 7th Feb 2025 - BBC1 News re Tiktok Play Video Play Video 07:42 7th Feb 2025 BBC Radio 4 re our lawsuit with TikTok Play Video Play Video 02:05 Thank you to everyone who has supported me Play Video Play Video 03:35 ITV News 14th Jan 2025 #JoolsLaw Play Video Play Video 00:41 BBC News 14th Jan 2025 #joolslaw Play Video Play Video 03:19 ITV News 14th Jan 2025 #JoolsLaw Play Video Play Video 07:02 BBC Radio 4 - 13th Jan 2025 (after debate) #JoolsLaw Play Video Play Video 02:28 Sky News 13th Jan 2025 re #joolslaw Play Video Play Video 06:38 BBC Radio 5 Live 11th Jan 2025 Play Video Play Video 08:29 BBC Breakfast 11th January 2025 Play Video Play Video 03:05 BBC News 10th Jan 2025 Play Video Play Video 01:02 Politics Joe with Lola McEvoy MP 9th Jan 2025 Play Video Play Video 10:08 Good Morning Britain with Ellen Roome & Melanie Dawes CEO of Ofcom - 16th of December 2024 Load More

Joolslaw - Give parents the right to view their deceased children's social media data. Ellen Roome is fighting for transparency and safety in the digital space so no other family has to endure the pain she has suffered. Behind the Scenes

Let's Chat Phone +44 79710 05498 Email ellenroome@icloud.com Contact Feel free to get in touch with any questions, support, or media enquiries. Let's Chat Phone +44 79710 05498 Email ellenroome@icloud.com Social Media First Name Last Name Email Message Send Thanks for submitting!