Boris Johnson must show he is serious about vulnerable children by placing them at the heart of his plans to ‘build back better’ post-Covid, England’s children’s commissioner has said. Anne
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Lawyers representing survivors of abuse at a residential care home in Fife have pledged to “continue to fight for justice”, after a report highlighted systemic failures. The Scottish Child Abuse
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Clergymen at a residential facility had “unrestrained access” to vulnerable children they targeted with sexual and physical abuse, a report has found. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has published judge
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Paying social care workers “poverty wages” is holding back the economy, Labour will warn as it demands the Government raise their salaries to £10 an hour. Deputy leader Angela Rayner
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A London council ordered to pay about £140,000 damages after a judge concluded that social services bosses had not followed proper legal procedure when dealing with a woman suffering from
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Almost two million more people are to be told to shield to protect themselves from serious side-effects from Covid-19, officials have said. A new tool has identified those who are
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New research has found an increase in the number of Scots thinking about suicide during the coronavirus pandemic. The second wave of the Scottish Covid-19 Mental Health Tracker survey, which
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An officer is being investigated following the death of Mohamud Hassan hours after he was released from custody, the police watchdog has said. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
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A legislative bid to amend Northern Ireland’s recently liberalised abortion laws is to be launched at Stormont. The private member’s bill is seeking to repeal a specific provision within the
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Downing Street has urged care home staff to get vaccinated after it emerged that around a third of social care staff have not received a coronavirus jab. There is no
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