Esther Rantzen has launched a new 24-hour helpline service for the elderly in the Isle of Man. Silver Line, fronted by Mrs Rantzen, will provide a helpline in the same way which ChildLine works for young people.

Convicted criminals have been encouraged to apply for jobs in care homes looking after frail, elderly people.

The watchdog has been making serious efforts to restore professional confidence, but news that it may appoint a former Conservative party chief executive as its chair is concerning, by Peter Beresford

While the government consults on a radical reduction of guidance, campaigners say headteachers should be mandated to report any allegations to local authority officers

The chair of Rochdale’s Safeguarding Children’s Board has resigned. Lynne Jones had been involved with a review following the recent child sex grooming trial in Rochdale, which heard girls as young as 13 were exploited.

But Family Foundation Giving Trends, co-written by Cathy Pharoah of the Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy, reveals an overall increase if the largest foundation, the Wellcome Trust, is excluded.