Fatal accident inquiry into custody deaths set to start in new year
A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is set to go ahead in the new year into the deaths of two young people who took their own lives at a young offenders
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Exploitation in care sector a ‘real concern’, says ex-anti-slavery commissioner
The number of potential victims of modern slavery indicated in the care sector is expected to have risen again for 2023, a former anti-slavery commissioner has said. Dame Sara Thornton
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Tory councils warn of severe service reductions following ‘bitterly disappointing’ funding offer
Councils have warned that many remain at risk of effective bankruptcy despite the Government making £64 billion in funding available next year. The local government finance settlement guarantees every council
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Government steps in to run prison branded ‘unsafe’ by inspectors
A prison branded unsafe by inspectors has been brought under Government control. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it had taken over the running of HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire
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Mone digs in to row by saying ministers knew ‘from very beginning’ about her PPE firm links
Baroness Michelle Mone has insisted ministers knew about her involvement with a PPE firm “from the very beginning”, as she faced calls to step back permanently from the House of
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Proposals on professional registration of all children’s home staff being considered
Proposals to bring in professional registration of all staff in children’s homes are being considered in a bid to ensure young people “are kept safe, have their needs met and
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Lying over PPE contract links ‘not a crime’ and we have ‘no case to answer’ – Baroness Mone
Baroness Michelle Mone has admitted she did not tell the truth about her links to PPE firm Medpro, but insisted that she and her husband have “no case to answer”.
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Right to outdoor exercise ‘clearly breached’ at HMP Polmont, inspectors find
Inspectors have raised concerns prisoners’ rights to an hour’s exercise in the fresh air every day are “clearly being breached” at Scotland’s national holding facility for children and young offenders.
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Hospital for vulnerable adults placed in special measures as patients say some staff were vindictive
An independent mental health hospital has been placed in special measures after patients told inspectors that some staff could be vindictive and bullied them. Inspectors said they were shocked by
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Charity taking Home Office to the High Court over ‘prison-like’ asylum accommodation
A charity taking legal action against the Government over its use of a former RAF airbase as asylum accommodation said its efforts are a bid to “literally safeguard people’s lives”.
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