Child abuse doctor has sentence reduced by six years
A children’s doctor who abused 18 boys in his care has had his 22-year jail sentence reduced to 16 years. Myles Bradbury, 42, from Herringswell, Suffolk, who worked as a
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Northern Ireland’s first drugs and alcohol network launched
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have joined forces with the Public Health Agency and the Department of Health to form the first ever Drugs and Alcohol Research Network (DARN) in
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Funding announced tackling female offending in Scotland
Scotland’s Justice Secretary, Michael Matheson, has announced a total of £639,500 funding is to be awarded to 12 projects working to tackle female offending. Mr Matheson (pictured) made the announcement
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A&E among least compassionate for mental health crisis care
People who have sought emergency help for mental health problems say they got better assistance from the police than staff in accident and emergency departments or community mental health teams.
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Judge blasted over comments boys abuse should make cultural allowance
The NSPCC has condemned a judge’s remarks that police and social workers should make an allowance for “cultural context” when investigating allegations that children have been physically abused by parents.
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Social Services handling of baby case ‘fundamentally flawed’
Local authority social services bosses have come under fire from a family court judge over the way they dealt with the parents of a 10-month-old boy. Judge Mary Lazarus has
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Police investigating historical abuse at three boarding schools
Police are investigating claims of historical abuse at three boys’ boarding schools. Former pupils allege they were assaulted at the privately-run Dowdeswell Court (pictured) and Badgeworth Court schools in Gloucestershire
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Info events on Standard for Residential Child Care in Scotland
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), in partnership with the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS), are inviting child care professionals along to a series of
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New cancer network aims to support patients and families in Leicester
A new project created by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU)’s Square Mile programme and Macmillan Cancer Support aims to create a community network for cancer patients and their families in
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Call for better collaborative working around autism in justice system
The criminal justice sector must adapt to ensure that people with autism are provided with the best possible support. That was the message from Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister, David Ford,
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