NSPCC reports sharp rise in calls raising domestic abuse concerns
The number of people contacting the NSPCC to raise the alarm about domestic abuse has surged. Ten adults a day are getting in touch with the charity to raise concerns
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Lack of accommodation and funding harming female offender rehabilitation efforts
A shortage of accommodation and lack of funding are hampering efforts to help female offenders turn away from crime, a watchdog has warned. Dedicated funding for women was said to
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Corbyn in pledge to restore fund to help communities deal with immigration
Jeremy Corbyn is to announce plans to restore a multimillion-pound fund to help local communities deal with the impact of immigration. But the Labour leader risks sparking a row within
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Fresh blow to child abuse inquiry as key legal figure ‘considers quitting’
The national inquiry into child sexual abuse could be facing another serious blow after reports its most senior lawyer is considering standing down. Ben Emmerson QC, who is counsel to
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New research explores ‘values-based approach’ to social care recruitment challenges
Reduced staff turnover and improved staff performance are just some of the benefits delivered by a values based approach to recruitment and retention, according to recent research. That’s why Skills
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Jeremy Hunt urged to end ‘potentially dangerous’ night time hospital discharges
Jeremy Hunt must set out how he intends to stop hospitals discharging patients in the middle of the night unless they specifically want to go home, MPs have said. The
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Council adverts banned for portraying beggars as ‘disingenuous and undeserving’
Four Nottingham City Council posters urging people not to give money to beggars have been banned for being likely to cause widespread offence and reinforcing negative stereotypes. One of the
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Some children held in distant youth prisons going months between family visits – report
Children are held in youth prisons as far as 187 miles (300km) from home, a report has revealed. Inspectors found that young inmates in custody further from home had fewer
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Court hears girls as young as 12 ‘abused, raped and trafficked for sex’
Young girls were abused, raped and trafficked for sex by Somali men, a court has heard. Alleged victims as young as 12 were subjected to sexual abuse that was “degrading,
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Nursing and midwifery disciplinary charges to stay private until hearings
Allegations against nurses and midwives will no longer be available for public scrutiny ahead of disciplinary hearings, a regulator has said. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), which was criticised
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