Around a third of children in England are falling behind in their development by the time they start primary school, government figures show. Pupils from poorer backgrounds were also far
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Allegations of bullying and sexual assault at the headquarters of the national child abuse inquiry have not been taken seriously enough, a Commons report has claimed. In a fresh blow
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One of the country’s biggest councils is still failing to do enough to protect vulnerable children but there are signs of improvement, a report has said. A newly-published Ofsted inspection
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Four private care homes run by a company at the centre of an undercover TV investigation provided “grim, shoddy and unsafe care”, a damning watchdog report has revealed. Distressed residents
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Skills for Care has announced details of their 2017 Annual Conference which will take place at The Titanic Hotel on Thursday 9 March next year. With around 60,000 job vacancies
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A nurse has avoided being struck off for concealing the fact that medic Pauline Cafferkey had a raised temperature before she tested positive for Ebola. The high temperature, noted on
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The police watchdog is carrying out 187 investigations into possible failings by police in their handling of historical child sex abuse cases, it has been reported. Complaints have been received
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A senior Tory MP has called on ministers to “stop the cuts” to public health budgets. Dr Sarah Wollaston, the chairwoman of the Health Select Committee, said reductions in funding
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Some sexting cases involving children could be handled without launching a full-scale criminal investigation, according to new advice for police. A briefing note has been issued to forces aiming to
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A flagship £1.5 million scheme to give running blades to amputee children has not given out any blades eight months after it was announced, a senior Tory MP has claimed.
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