Jersey historical child abuse inquiry under way
Jersey’s Inquiry into allegations of historical child abuse has begun its public hearings. Chair of the Panel, Frances Oldham QC, gave her opening address at the Inquiry’s St Helier base,
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Study shows scale of troubled families’ problems
A new report has shown that troubled families being helped to turn their lives around have an average of 9 different serious problems. The independently produced data published yesterday showed
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Worcestershire attempt to halt rise of children in care
A drive to stop children going into care across Worcestershire is kicking off – amid hopes a shock 22 per cent rise can be slowed down. Worcestershire County Council has
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Judge warns of ‘terrible national shortage’ of secure unit places
A family court judge has warned of a “terrible national shortage” of places in secure units for young offenders. Judge Sarah Singleton said there was a “gross shortage of resource”
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Sam Gyimah confirmed as new childcare minister
Sam Gyimah, MP for East Surrey, who was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education last week, has confirmed on Twitter he will be responsible for
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Care workers to get extra training to help victims of FGM
Care workers, teachers and doctors are among a number of professions that will be given extra training to identify and help girls who might be at risk of becoming victims
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Care worker arrested amid allegations of patient assualt at nursing home
A care worker has been arrested following allegations of abuse against elderly residents at a nursing home in Trafford, Manchester. The 30-year-old man was arrested at his house on suspicion
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Haringey children’s services making progress but requires improvement
Haringey Council’s children’s services department is making progress but still “requires improvement” according to a new inspection report from Ofsted. Giving an overall rating of “requires improvement”, the government inspectorate
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House of Lords to begin Assisted Dying Bill debate
Peers are facing a parliamentary marathon today as they debate a fresh move to give people with terminal illness the right to die. A list of around 130 peers have
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Council removed residents from seven care homes in last five years
Essex County Council removed all of its residents from seven care homes in the past five years because of safety and welfare concerns, it has emerged. The details were published
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