The delay in rolling out new measures to ease the distress of vulnerable witnesses giving evidence is “wrong”, a justice minister has admitted. A six-month pilot allowing the most vulnerable
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A mother and her civil partner have been jailed for life for murdering her toddler son after subjecting him to more than two years of abuse and neglect. Defenceless two-year-old
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A 29-year-old unemployed man who wanted to care for his baby son has lost a family court fight after a judge raised concerns about his lifestyle. Recorder Carly Henley said
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A dispute over alleged Government interference in Scotland’s child abuse inquiry centred around the use of public finances, John Swinney has said. The Deputy First Minister defended officials against claims
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The Minister of State for Community and Social Care, Alistair Burt, has announced he is stepping down from his frontbench role. Mr Burt told MPs his decision had nothing to
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The number of antidepressants given to patients has doubled over the last decade, new figures show. Between 2005 and 2015 the number of the drugs prescribed and dispensed in England
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People nearing the end of their life are to have round-the-clock access to palliative care experts under plans to help tackle variations in care. They will be given a key
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A family court judge’s ruling relating to the murder of six-year-old Ellie Butler will make “front page news” if it is published – another judge has forecast. The ruling was
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) have issued a reminder to childcare or play providers in Wales that they must complete their Self Assessment of Service Statement (SASS).
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New research from the universities of East Anglia (UEA) and Warwick reveals an increase in adolescents who died or were seriously injured in which abuse or neglect is thought to
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