A 60-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of child cruelty by officers investigating alleged historical sexual abuse in north Wales care homes. The man, from Oswestry, Shropshire, was arrested
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Dumfries and Galloway Council has laid out a new policy to help tackle domestic violence among its workforce. The emphasis is on supporting employees who are victims as well as
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A FORMER Children’s Panel boss has been charged with sexually abusing youngsters over two decades. Daniel Ross, 61, was arrested and detained by police yesterday along with another man over
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County councils have raised fresh concerns over social care funding shortfalls. Responding to the Government’s Caring for our Future consultation, the County Councils Network (CCN) said it supported plans to
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Care and Support minister Norman Lamb has announced 14 pioneering initiatives which will lead the way in joining up health and social care throughout the country. Picked from 111 applications,
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Mystery surrounds a review launched at the Bupa-run St Mark’s Nursing Centre that has also seen three nurses suspended. The Royal Borough, Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Bupa are working
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The mother of Baby P has been freed from jail, according to reports. The release of Tracey Connelly, 32, who was imprisoned in 2009 for failing to act while her
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POLICE are warning parents to be on their guard after a bogus social worker gained access to a child at his home in Beverley. The child’s mum allowed the female
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A former chief social work adviser to the Scottish government is to lead an inquiry into a beleaguered children’s services department’s handling of cases involving child exploitation. Alexis Jay has
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A housing charity has urged new Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael to prioritise helping homeless people affected by the so-called bedroom tax. Shelter Scotland director Graeme Brown visited the Scotland Office
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