Campaigners have welcomed plans to fast-track through Parliament new laws aimed at sparing girls from female genital mutilation (FGM). Charities said the measures, which would be introduced before the school
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Government must ensure local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) have a realistic remit of responsibility and are funded fairly by all agencies, leading local government figures said today. LSCBs bring together
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The biggest changes to education inspection since the introduction of Ofsted have now been confirmed. Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, set out details for new shorter inspections, which
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A nurse has been found not guilty of killing a patient by giving him 14 times the amount of anti-psychotic drugs he was prescribed. Mental health nurse Amanda Young, 40,
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The Government is being urged to tackle a “crisis” in the care system after warnings from workers that the crucial sector is “collapsing”. A dossier drawn up by Unison revealed
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Scientists have created a potential new treatment for depression by combining a medication for pain relief with one for combating addiction. Current antidepressants, called SSRIs, increase the level of serotonin
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A children’s doctor who abused 18 boys in his care has had his 22-year jail sentence reduced to 16 years. Myles Bradbury, 42, from Herringswell, Suffolk, who worked as a
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People who have sought emergency help for mental health problems say they got better assistance from the police than staff in accident and emergency departments or community mental health teams.
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The NSPCC has condemned a judge’s remarks that police and social workers should make an allowance for “cultural context” when investigating allegations that children have been physically abused by parents.
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Local authority social services bosses have come under fire from a family court judge over the way they dealt with the parents of a 10-month-old boy. Judge Mary Lazarus has
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