Jail terms for Peterborough child sex abusers
Members of a child sex gang responsible for raping and sexually abusing girls as young as 12 were jailed today. The men and youths, of Czech and Slovak Roma, and
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Prosecuter hits out at ‘myth’ of financial gain in sexual abuse cases
The country’s top prosecutor has hit out at “new myths” suggesting sex abuse victims are financially motivated. Writing for The Times newspaper, Alison Saunders, Director of Public Prosecutions, has defended
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CQC ‘extremely concerned’ over privately-run mental health hospital
A hospital which looks after people with mental health problems has failed to meet expected levels of care and forced to send its patients elsewhere. Watchdog the Care Quality Commission
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Leicestershire to cut £25M from social care budget
A budget to tackle a £110 million funding gap by 2018, including £25M from social care, has been agreed by Leicestershire County Council. Including this year’s savings, the council has
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Doncaster care company to create 100 new jobs
A Doncaster-based nursing and home care company is looking to create up to 100 new jobs in the town as demand for its services continues to grow. Prestige Nursing +
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Essex day nursery closed and woman arrested over childcare concerns
A nursery in Billericay, Essex, has been closed and a woman arrested after concerns over the treatment the children in its care. Essex Police is carrying out an investigation at
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Church of England Bishops demand action over welfare
Twenty-six bishops have written a letter condemning the Government’s “punitive” welfare reforms which they say have forced people into food and fuel poverty. In an open letter to the Daily
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Slough safeguarding board to challenge ofsted ‘inadequate’ rating
Slough Borough Safeguarding Children Board are to challenge the ‘inadequate’ ofsted rating given to the local council’s children’s services. In the report published this week, Slough Borough Council’s children’s service
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‘1,000 appeals’ expected over probation jobs
Up to 1,000 probation officers are expected to appeal against jobs assigned to them under a shake-up of the rehabilitation service in England and Wales. A total of 119 of
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Medical records share plan delayed by six months
Controversial plans to share medical records will be delayed until later this year “to allow more time to build understanding of the benefits of using the information”, health officials have
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