Family Drug and Alcohol Court to be extended across England
Courts which help parents deal with drug or alcohol addiction so they can keep their children are to be extended in more areas of England. With courts currently operating across
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Third of older people say UK becoming a worse place to live
More than a third of older people believe Britain has become a worse place to live over the past year, a new study has shown. A survey of more than
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All family court judges to get DNA test powers
All family court judges in England will be able to order DNA tests to determine a child’s parentage from September, Justice Minister Simon Hughes has announced. The move follows two
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Many child sex abuse victims still unknown to authorities
There are still children at risk of becoming victims of sexual exploitation who have not been identified by authorities, the Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCC) has warned. In a
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Judge blames serious social work practice failings in toddler case
Senior managers at a local authority have been criticised by the most senior family court judge in England and Wales over the way they handled a case involving a toddler
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Call for social care funding to be ring-fenced
Social care funding must be protected in the same way that it is for the NHS in the next Budget or another crisis such as the one seen this winter
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Women hit hardest by effects of dementia
Women are hit hardest by the dementia epidemic sweeping Britain, according to a new study. The illness is not only the leading cause of death among British woman, but they
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Kate in plea for early intervention in children’s mental health
The Duchess of Cambridge has spoken of the importance of preventing children’s problems becoming worse as they get older in a video message she has recorded to support the UK’s
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£30m boost aims to address ‘desperate’ lack of dementia treatments
A network of dementia research centres is being launched with £30 million in funding to find a cure for the disease. Alzheimer’s Research UK, the world’s largest dedicated dementia research
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‘No excuse’ for neglect inspectors found at Surrey care home
Inspectors who ordered the immediate closure of a private care home observed staff being rough with residents and soiled waste left in open bags, a report has found. Merok Park
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