An independent inquiry will investigate claims of a criminal cover-up of the alleged sexual abuse of children at Rochdale schools by Sir Cyril Smith. A QC-led review will examine whether
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Ofsted has found that outstanding leadership in Cafcass has led to a wholesale transformation in organisational culture, radically improving the services children and families receive, and has steered the organisation
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A new health “atlas” has for the first time revealed extraordinary patterns in disease across the country. The series of high resolution maps covering England and Wales show striking variations
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A new specialist adult safeguarding nursing service to investigate and support care homes in Devon has been hailed a success for immediate and long term patient safety. The service was trialled
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UNISON has decided to ballot 600,000 local government and school members for strike action after 70% of members rejected this year’s pay offer in a consultative ballot. The pay offer
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A woman is being held by police on suspicion of murdering her four-year-old daughter and twin sons aged three. Tania Clarence, 42, cared full-time for the three children, who are
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Vulnerable asylum seekers were left in “unacceptably poor” accommodation following a bungled Home Office project, an influential committee of MPs has said. Three firms were awarded contracts in March 2012
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A new report has revealed that two million elderly people face living alone without any help from relatives within 20 years. A leading think tank revealed that many people face
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The profoundly life changing process of adoption is uncovered in this new four part series, which starts tonight on ITV. ‘Wanted: A Family Of My Own’ follows the stories of
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Researchers at York University are launching a project to examine what works best for abused or neglected children – going into care or staying at home with support. The study
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