Somerset County Council (SCC) has announced it has terminated its contract with interim Director of Children’s Services Peter Lewis due to a ‘series of disappointing reports’. The news comes as
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There is no excuse for the variation in the standard of health and care services which makes it an “unacceptable” lottery, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said today. The CQC,
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There could be “many more” cases of child sex abuse like that uncovered in Rotherham where at least 1,400 children were sexually exploited, a leading police officer has said. The
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Councils have warned that it is becoming “tougher” to offer homeless people accommodation as a result of Government cuts and a shortage of affordable housing. The Local Government Association’s comments
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Almost 10 million NHS admissions in England over a year were related to alcohol, new figures have revealed. Alcohol Concern said the health service was facing an “intolerable strain” from
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Terminally ill people and their families are being left “scared, alone and desperate for help” because most areas in England do not provide round-the-clock care for those dying at home,
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Research undertaken by Loughborough University for The Campaign to End Child Poverty published today shows big variations in child poverty across the UK. The new figures, complied by the University’s
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A campaigning MP has criticised one of the country’s leading police officers for failing to tackle grooming gangs and said his views on child abuse are “dangerously out of step
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A major review into the care provided to people living with dementia by the Care Quality Commission found an unacceptable gap in the quality of care that means people are
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The National Crime Agency (NCA) will lead an investigation into outstanding allegations of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. The NCA said it was taking on the inquiry following a request
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