Council criticised over handling of child abuse claims cannot be named
A family court judge has ruled that the public cannot be told the name of a council criticised over the way social services staff handled a case in which a
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Care home prices ‘jump by almost a quarter in a year, despite declining quality’
Average care home prices have jumped by almost a quarter in a year despite declining quality, according to a new analysis. A review of care home ratings shows that care
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Sculpture set to be unveiled in tribute to hundreds of ‘Barnardo’s children’
Hundreds of impoverished children buried in unmarked graves are set to be honoured with a special memorial. A £10,000 Portland stone sculpture depicting a pair of hands releasing a symbolic
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Social services fail to prove man with domestic violence history smothered baby
Social services bosses have failed to prove that a man with a history of domestic violence deliberately smothered his partner’s 13-month-old son – but a senior family court judge says
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‘Astonishing’ costs highlighted in case involving care of woman with learning disabilities
Lawyers have returned to a specialist court for the latest round of a long-running case which a judge said had cost taxpayers an “astonishing” amount of money and generated an
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PM’s welfare and social care spending policy ‘historically obsolete’, say academics
A group of Cambridge academics has said Theresa May appears to hold a “historically obsolete view” on welfare spending. Cutting welfare and social care budgets in times of economic hardship,
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£1bn scheme to boost childcare will create ‘only modest’ rise in parents working
A £1 billion Government scheme to boost childcare for three and four-year-olds will deliver only a “small” increase in parents working, a new study has found. Education Secretary Justine Greening
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Competition watchdog to probe care homes over shock bills and hidden charges
Care homes for the elderly are being investigated by the competition watchdog following concerns over people potentially being faced with shock bills and “hidden” charges. The Competition and Markets Authority
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Future of Alzheimer’s treatment may lie in prevention drugs, expert suggests
Dementia-preventing drugs similar to statins may be the long-term solution to Alzheimer’s, a leading expert has suggested. Just as statins reduce cholesterol levels in the blood, they would prevent the
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Andy Burnham suggests Downing Street blocked social care funding package
Downing Street may have blocked a new funding package for social care services ahead of the Autumn Statement, Andy Burnham has claimed. Labour’s former health secretary said councils had been
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