The Government should listen to Doddie Weir and fulfil its funding promise on motor neurone disease research by making the money easier to access, a Conservative MP has said. Rugby
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Survivors have welcomed the recommendations from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, although legal experts warned that proposed mandatory reporting rules do not go far enough. Lucy Duckworth and
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An inquiry into child sex abuse lacked focus on Welsh institutions and victims, a solicitor representing survivors has claimed. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) which began in
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Leicestershire County Council has agreed to improve how it prepares social care and support plans after a severely visually impaired woman was left without the day-to-day support she needed for
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Liz Truss has announced her resignation after a chaotic 44 days in office during which she lost the confidence of Tory MPs and the public and oversaw economic turbulence. She
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Laws compelling people in positions of trust to report child sexual abuse and a national compensation scheme for victims should be introduced, a seven-year inquiry into institutional failings in England
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An influx of children into the care system could occur if the Government does not ensure urgent support for kinship carers who look after tens of thousands of children, a
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Liz Truss has faced pleas from the Tory benches to explain her policies on benefits and social care amid ongoing uncertainty. Concerns were raised about the lack of confidence in
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A woman who has fostered more than 90 children is being honoured with a four metre high statue in central London which she hopes will give recognition to other local
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The Home Office is effectively running “unregistered children’s homes”, a watchdog warned after figures revealed thousands of lone migrant children have been living in hotels after arriving in the UK.
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