Protecting Both Our Children And Young People
Every child has the right to be safe from neglect and abuse. Where there is a concern that this is not the case there are a number of steps commonly taken by support services.
Read MoreEvery child has the right to be safe from neglect and abuse. Where there is a concern that this is not the case there are a number of steps commonly taken by support services.
Read MoreLocal people who have to travel miles for specialist health care have welcomed news that a contractor has been chosen for the long-awaited St Andrews community hospital and health centre.
Read MoreA study of the effects of passive smoking has been announced, as Northern Ireland prepares to introduce a ban on smoking in public places. The Health Promotion Agency (HPA) wants to see how the ban affects the levels of passive smoking in 500 non-smokers who share a home with smokers.
Read MoreAn upset mother has spoken to Northside People of the hurt and frustration she feels about the public’s treatment of her young son who has a rare skin disorder.
Read MoreThe Dail has passed new emergency legislation to close a legal loophole that meant it was not an offence to solicit a child for sex. The offence was inadvertendly removed from the statute books because of previous emergency legislation introduced after last year’s Supreme Court ruling on underage sex.
Read MoreVoters with disabilities taking part in university elections in Londonderry were today using a new electronic voting system designed by a student.
Read MoreThe performance of the Welsh Ambulance Trust has been branded “appalling” and “unacceptable” in a report by an all-party committee of AMs. The Assembly Audit Committee said the trust has failed to deliver acceptable standards of emergency response times.
Read MoreThe Assembly Government has been urged to tighten up its recruitment procedures after a senior health official convicted of drink-driving was found a new £70,000-a-year post without having to go through formal selection procedures.
Read MoreA Swansea woman has described to a Crown Court jury how she was raped in a flat while she slept.She admitted she had slept with the accused’s cousin, but said she had not given consent for Robert O’Brien, from Port Talbot, to have sex with her.
Read MoreA Cardiff-based organisation set up to help the city’s large Somali community has been hailed a success by the UK government. The Somali Integration Society (SIS) was set up in 2002 as a community support service providing advice.
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