Doctors, teachers, social workers and police officers risk “re-traumatising” vulnerable children because of a lack of understanding about how youngsters react to problems in childhood, a charity has warned. YoungMinds
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Government guidance on school sex and relationships education policies is out of date and is older than the majority of pupils learning about the subject, the Terrence Higgins Trust said.
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A peer who fled the Nazis has warned child refugees promised sanctuary in Britain under a scheme announced in May are still risking their lives hiding in lorries because ministers
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Children responsible for harmful sexual behaviour are too often treated as “mini sex offenders”, according to a new report. They should be considered as children “first and foremost” and not
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Ofsted’s work to protect children would be a “waste of time” if local authorities do not improve the tracking of pupils who leave mainstream education, the head of the watchdog
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Healthcare staff must listen to and do more to identify children at risk of harm, a report has warned. There is a lack of consistency in services protecting and promoting
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Older prisoners are being “set up to fail” after they are released, campaigners say. They face a lack of adequate provision to meet their health and social care needs, it
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New research launched by the University of Oxford says foster carers who have faced unproven allegations of abuse from the children they are caring for often have little support afterwards.
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Workers on Government projects are being exploited across the country, peers have heard, amid calls to further tighten laws against modern slavery. Baroness Young of Hornsey warned many contract and
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More than 3,000 hate crimes and incidents were reported to police across the UK in the second half of June – a jump of 42% compared to last year, new
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