Two sisters whose Hungarian parents have returned to Hungary should be adopted in England, a High Court judge has ruled. The girls, now four and three, had lived in England
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A couple have begun the latest stage of a legal fight to regain care of their child after being cleared of abuse at a criminal trial. The man and woman
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A couple who failed to prevent their grandchildren being placed for adoption were threatened with jail after information relating to the youngsters appeared on Facebook. Social services bosses at Central
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An annual report which presents information on those on care orders and other children provided with accommodation by their local authority. Key points 5,662 children were looked after on 31
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council have hosted a presentation by Montserrat Fargas Malet (pictured) from Queens University Belfast of the findings of a longitudinal study which has been tracking
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Three children whose loving parents have “insurmountable” learning difficulties must be placed for adoption, a family court judge has ruled. Judge Anthony Cleary said council social services staff had worked
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The most senior family court judge in England and Wales has been asked to make decisions about the future of a three-year-old girl who has been at the centre of
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Ministers have defended the care system after a former Liberal Democrat MP said council social services departments in England and Wales were “under pressure” to get children adopted. John Hemming,
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A 10-year-old boy born with foetal alcohol syndrome has found himself at the centre of an Anglo-Irish legal debate after his adoptive parents said they were struggling to cope. The
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A little girl whose identity is unknown and whose parents cannot be found should be placed for adoption, a High Court judge has ruled. The youngster was taken into care
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