£3bn child support payments ‘uncollectable’
Almost £3 billion in unpaid child support may never be recovered, according to official accounts. The money is owed by absent parents who have been referred to the Child Support
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Shocking toll of abuse revealed by Clare’s Law
The abusive pasts of more than 1,300 violent partners have been revealed under a scheme rolled out nationally less than a year ago, figures obtained by the Press Association have
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Around 1 in 10 older people ‘chronically lonely’
Around a million older people termed ‘chronically lonely’ at any given time in the UK. Around a million (10%) older people are termed ‘chronically lonely’ at any given time in
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Care agency in the spotlight over jobseeker payments
The BBC is to highlight the plight of low-paid care workers and their journey to find employment through a care agency, HCA Professionals. They Inside Out London programme, presented by
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Families criticise CQC over Surrey homes closures
The families of two frail and elderly pensioners who died after being urgently moved from “appalling” care homes have criticised the Government’s watchdog for the rushed closures. Alfred Dodd, 85,
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West Midlands social worker cautioned for neglect-child cruelty
Social worker Mrs Tsitsi Nhevera has been suspended from The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register for a period of 12 months after receiving a caution from West Midlands
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Hertfordshire council awarded £5M grant for children’s social care
Hertfordshire County Council has announced it has been awarded a grant of £4.86m to improve children’s social care in the county. It is the highest of any grant awarded to
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CQC launch consultation on substance misuse services in England
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is asking people for their views on proposed plans for inspecting and rating substance misuse services across England. Specialist substance misuse services for people who
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Poorest families have ‘lost most’ due to coalition cuts
Tax and benefit changes introduced by the coalition Government have cost the average household £1,127 a year and the poorest families with children have lost most, as a proportion of
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Child protection officers probed over investigation delays
Child protection officers are to be investigated by the police complaints watchdog over delays in acting on intelligence about hundreds of suspected paedophiles. The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it
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