Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for a review of the decision to grant an absolute discharge to a student found guilty of sexual assault. A statement from
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The Children’s Commissioner is calling for a compulsory home education register as research reveals some children are completely “off the grid”. A report published by Anne Longfield suggests almost 60,000
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The mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first to be found guilty of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the UK, after a failed bid to “shut up” her
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The Scottish Government has set aside £10 million for fast-track payments to victims of child abuse in care from April. It is part of the Budget Bill, which cleared its
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A convicted rapist from Rochdale who fled the UK during his trial has been arrested in Pakistan. Choudhry Ikhalaq Hussain, 41, was one of 10 men sentenced in 2016 for
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Northern Ireland’s chief law officer has questioned whether a Belfast woman who travelled to England for an abortion is eligible to challenge the region’s restrictive laws on terminations. Sarah Ewart,
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A childminder shook a two-year-girl and caused severe head injuries, judges have concluded. The youngster, who suffered a skull fracture, had been in the woman’s sole care for 28 hours
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People in poverty are being urged to apply to become members of a new panel focused on the issue. Bill Scott of disability pressure group Inclusion Scotland has been appointed
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Violence and self-harm in prisons are “unacceptably high”, the Justice Secretary has admitted, after official figures revealed both have surged again to reach new record levels. David Gauke acknowledged the
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Rough sleepers are 17 times more likely to experience horrifying abuse and have a high risk of dying young, according to a leading homelessness charity. The stark warning comes after
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