The Scottish Government has announced Olivia McLeod has taken up her post as Director for Children and Families this week. Olivia brings a wealth of experience from her work in children’s
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Lord Janner has been ordered to appear in court in person for a hearing over child sex charges despite suffering from severe dementia. The former Labour peer and MP did
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Swansea University has launched a new project aimed at encouraging local children to eat a healthy diet, live an active life and manage a healthy body weight as they grow
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Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidj has defended her role in the collapsed charity amid allegations of sexual abuse, violence and drug taking involving young people in its care. She also
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Children who “grow out” of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have higher IQs than those who do not, a study has shown. Around one in 20 children are affected by
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Jeremy Corbyn has said the British Government needs to fund Northern Ireland’s welfare system properly and warned of increased poverty because of Tory plans. The devolved powersharing administration in Belfast
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Age UK North Tyneside has announced the launch of EveryDay – the new name of its professional independent care at home company – an enterprise which helps people keep their
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Healthcare regulators in the UK are largely ineffective and are costing around £600 million a year to run, according to a report from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). There are
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Kids Company has closed its doors on thousands of young people after running out of money as its high profile founder Camila Batmanghelidjh blamed “rumour-mongering civil servants” and “ill-suited ministers”
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Jeremy Corbyn has called for a standing commission on child abuse. He said the official inquiry into the “trauma” of victims could become permanent and vowed there should be no
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