Legislation covering sex offenders discussed
New laws to deal with sex offenders who are mentally unfit to stand trial is under discussion, the health minister has said.
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New laws to deal with sex offenders who are mentally unfit to stand trial is under discussion, the health minister has said.
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The Priory Group, the UK’s leading independent provider of mental healthcare, has released more details of its ambitious growth plans for care homes for older people in Northern Ireland.
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The Health Minister said that further action is needed to tackle the alcohol misuse problem that costs Northern Ireland up to £900million per year.
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A couple who abducted their own baby from care have told how they have lost forever the chance to be full-time parents.
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A 30-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man have been charged with child abduction. The charges relate to the abduction of Sophie Anderson, 17 months, from the Banbridge area earlier this week.
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Missing toddler Sophie Anderson has been found in Scotland. The 17-month-old girl, who was reported missing by the social services in Banbridge on Monday, was found safe and well in a caravan park in the Dumfries area.
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CCTV footage shows a missing toddler may have been taken to Scotland by her parents. The PSNI have released CCTV images which they believe show Lucy ANderson, 30, fleeing with her little daughter Sophie Anderson, and also her 22-year-oold father Stuart Creaney.
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Social services ignored the children of a Londonderry man when they insisted he had not sexually abused them, Belfast High Court has been told.
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The accused, who are in their 50s, were remanded in custody at Downpatrick District Court on Monday, after being charged with a catalogue of abuse offences including rape.
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As part of the drive to reduce infections across all health and social care environments, the Health Minister has extended a poster campaign for use in nursing care homes.
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