Closure of Independent Living Fund declared lawful
A government decision to close a fund that helps the disabled to work and live in the community has been ruled lawful by a High Court judge. Mrs Justice Andrews,
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Lancashire to trial hi-tech child protection measures
Lancashire County Council are set to trial new hi-tech child protection measure which may help to professional respond more quickly cases. Under the new measures, information about at-risk youngsters will
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‘Non-contact abusers’ should be counselled rather than prosecuted
People who have viewed child sex images online but are not likely to be “contact abusers” should be treated by health services rather than brought before a court, Britain’s most
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Abuse victims threaten to withdraw from government inquiry
A number of alleged victims of child sexual abuse have said they will withdraw from the inquiry into the issue unless the Government makes major changes to it. The inquiry
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Institute warn of further cuts to services on a ‘colossal scale’
The plans set out by George Osborne in his Autumn Statement will mean Government spending cuts “on a colossal scale” after the General Election, the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Number of grandparents providing childcare doubles in 5 years
More than two thirds of UK grandparents are providing childcare for their grandchildren, while almost a quarter of them use savings to cover the cost, according to a survey. Among
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Charities express child poverty fear over Osborne welfare freeze
Charities expressed concern that the Chancellor has decided to freeze Universal Credit work allowances as part of a raft of welfare announcements. George Osborne said the allowance will be maintained
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Study links childhood stress to risk-taking and illness
Childhood stress could have biological effects that hasten ageing and lead to impulsive behaviour later in life, research suggests. Scientists found the first evidence of genetic changes associated with early-life
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Former Care Minister says home care ‘nearing crisis point’
The home care system is teetering on the verge of crisis with the most vulnerable people seeing a different carer every week, a root-and-branch examination has found. The review, led
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Bereaved relatives meet over ‘Britain’s worst care home’
Family members of residents who died at “Britain’s worst care home” said their “confidence” in the system is yet to be restored. Relatives of the men and women who died
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