Schools will be asked for their views on funding for children with complex needs, the Education Secretary will announce today. In a speech at the National Association of Head Teachers
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Two former detainees at a scandal-hit immigration detention centre have taken the Home Office to the High Court in a bid for a public inquiry into alleged “systemic and institutional
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A scandal-hit NHS trust failed to properly care for a suicidal teenager despite him being considered “high risk” and “grossly psychotic”, a court heard. Jamie Osborne killed himself on the
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The Government should look at making failure to immunise children a “criminal offence”, a Labour MP said as the Commons discussed tackling the rise of “vaccine hesitancy”. During a debate
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The latest search for a Co Down woman who went missing 14 years ago is set to end, police have confirmed. The large-scale search operation to find the Lisa Dorrian
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Religious organisations across England and Wales are set to be investigated by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). Faiths including Buddhism, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Baptists and religious settings
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Victims of rape should not be forced to choose between their privacy and the pursuit of justice, Kezia Dugdale has said. The Scottish Labour MSP said every effort must be
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A new law ensuring safe levels of staffing in health and care has been passed unanimously at Holyrood. The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Bill was put forward following concerns
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A new award has been launched to provide an alternative way to register for domiciliary care workers who are new to their role and don’t yet have a qualification. The
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The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has called on the Westminster Government to halt imminent changes to Pension Credit and Housing Benefit Eligibility due to concerns about the impact they
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