A council, a social worker and a police officer criticised by a family court judge investigating child sex abuse allegations have won a fight to remain anonymous. Court of Appeal
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A Labour peer who fled the Nazis has accused the Government of breaking its promises to provide sanctuary for more child refugees. The Government earlier this year pledged to take
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The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA)’s investigation into the handling of the case of late peer Lord Janner has been delayed. A spokeswoman said the inquiry was committed
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Carers who repeatedly miss appointments with dementia sufferers have been claiming their patients did not remember them visiting, MPs have heard. Labour’s Rosena Allin-Khan, a former A&E doctor, added family
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A government review is to be carried out of the law protecting alleged rape victims from having to reveal details of their sex lives in the wake of the Ched
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Ministers would ease the social care system “funding crisis” by urgently bringing forward the date they intend to spend millions of pounds on services, Labour has said. Shadow health minister
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An Alzheimer’s disease sufferer’s last year alive was living hell due to inadequate training for care staff, his daughter has said. Linda Jackson, 63, said she struggled to get good
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Dementia patients are receiving “harrowing” examples of poor care in their own homes, with many being left in dirty clothes for days, going without food or water and forced to
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Almost 700,000 older people in need of some sort of care or support are being left to fend for themselves, a charity has warned. Age UK said 696,500 people who
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Another senior lawyer has reportedly quit the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Aileen McColgan has resigned from the investigation due to concerns over its leadership, BBC Newsnight reported. Ms
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