The former head of child protection who was sacked following the Baby P scandal has been awarded more than £600,000 following her unfair dismissal claim. Sharon Shoesmith, the former head
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Scotland Yard’s child safeguarding was left with dozens of jobs unfilled despite a surge in claims of child abuse, a report has found. The number of alleged child rapes and
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The Scottish Labour Party has set up a Commission to examine the quality of care services in Scotland. The commission is chaired by David Kelly, former Director of West Lothian
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Following an unannounced inspection, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned a Bristol care home it needs to make “urgent improvements”. Sunnymead Manor, in the Southmead area of Bristol, was
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Jersey’s Inquiry into allegations of historical child abuse has begun its public hearings. Chair of the Panel, Frances Oldham QC, gave her opening address at the Inquiry’s St Helier base,
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Police investigating allegations of historical sexual abuse in the North Wales care system have said 275 people have come forward to report that they were assaulted or mistreated. As of
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A new report has shown that troubled families being helped to turn their lives around have an average of 9 different serious problems. The independently produced data published yesterday showed
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Two Aberdeen care workers have been accused of failing in their care of young people and will face misconduct hearings in Dundee next week. Kayleigh Coleman was alleged to have
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Abuse victims have been told that money has been found to keep the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry running after they angrily accused Stormont of using the issue as a political
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A drive to stop children going into care across Worcestershire is kicking off – amid hopes a shock 22 per cent rise can be slowed down. Worcestershire County Council has
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