A FARMER from Derbyshire who helps troubled youths is to meet ministers to discuss how they might extend schemes like his nationally.

I worked in the Child Development Centre in Haringey. I left before Baby P was seen by the service (»  Media witch-hunt puts more children at risk, 22 November), but would like to share my thoughts.

A man who fathered nine children with two of his own daughters has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting raping the girls over a 30-year period.

The leader of the Local Government Association has described the treatment of the social workers involved in the Baby P case as a ‘witch-hunt’.

The leader and cabinet member for children at Haringey have both survived an attempt to oust them. Cllrs George Meehan and Liz Santry will remain in thier posts after Lib Dem members tabled a motion of no confidence in the pair.

A children’s hospice has decided to suspend its community outreach service over uncertainty about cash invested in a failed Icelandic bank.

Terminally ill people and their families are being let down by failings in end of life care, a watchdog says. The National Audit Office said while most people wanted to die at home, the majority ended their days in hospital.

Practitioners working in services for children and young people are being equipped with the latest ideas and techniques, thanks to a programme delivered through the University of Chester.

SOUTH Devon College is celebrating after being announced as an AoC Beacon Award winner. The Awards, which this year celebrate 15 years of rewarding outstanding teaching and learning in further education colleges, were announced at a ceremony hosted by comedian, writer, musician and philanthropist, Tony Hawks, at the AoC’s annual conference in Birmingham.

UNION bosses are set to fight plans to privatise the jobs of more than 70 Calderdale home helps. The move was agreed by councillors in March in a bid to save £200,000 a year.