Commission attacks government over living wage ‘scandal’
Measures should be taken to cut the number of low-paid workers by a million to end the “national scandal” of poverty, according to a new report. A year-long study by
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Concerns on fall in numbers barred from working with children
The number of people barred from working with children as a result of committing sexual offences against youngsters has plunged since vetting and barring legislation was changed three years ago,
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Essex County Council to recieve £450K for social care pilot
Essex County Council (ECC) has announced that the Health Foundation, an independent charity has awarded the authority £450k funding for a social care scheme. The funding is for a two
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Think-tank calls for end to ‘abhorrent’ child protection failures in new report
Many child protection and mental health services are in crisis and a large number of children and young people are slipping through the net, a new report published tomorrow will
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Local government workers vote for strike action
Unison’s local government and school support workers have voted yes to strike action in a dispute over pay. The low paid, mainly women, workers have faced a 3 year pay
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Research: Over 7,000 mothers involved in repeat child removal cases
Thousands of mothers have had more than one child removed by the family courts over the last seven years, according to new research. English court records show that 7,143 mothers
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Loneliness study finds UK amongst most disconnected societies
A new attempt to measure the wellbeing of the British population has discovered that only 58% of Britons feel connected to people in their community, and one in eight do
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Children’s mental health services at ‘breaking point’
Cuts to mental health services for children have led to a national “crisis” in services across England, a charity has warned. Children and young people’s mental health charity YoungMinds said
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Man held in South Gloucestershire care home murder probe
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a pensioner at a care home. Avon and Somerset Police said they were called to Oaktree House
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Welfare payments scheme branded a ‘fiasco’ by MPs
A flagship government welfare scheme is a “fiasco” that has caused unnecessary distress to thousands of sick and disabled people, MPs have warned. The influential Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
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