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Social services staff criticised over ‘fundamental lack of understanding’ of deaf woman in child dispute

By Brian Farmer, Reporter15th February 2021News England

Council social services staff have been criticised by a judge over the way they dealt with a deaf woman embroiled in a family court dispute over her two children. Deputy

Charity ‘deeply concerned’ as number of children adopted from care drops for fifth year running

By Jemma Crew, Reporter11th December 2020News England

The number of children adopted from care in England has fallen for the fifth year running as numbers of looked-after children continue to rise, new figures show. There were 3,440

Survey finds two thirds ‘would consider adopting child of different ethnicity, with extra support’

By Jemma Crew, Reporter17th November 2020News England

Two thirds of adults open to adoption would consider caring for a child of a different ethnicity if they received extra support, a survey has found. Some 34% of UK

Councils must abandon ‘narrow-mindedness’ over who can adopt children – Education Secretary

By Eleanor Busby, Reporter14th October 2020News England

Councils make it harder for families who rent – or who are not “a perfect ethnic match” – to adopt, leaving children being “bounced around the system” waiting for a

Teenager ‘duped vulnerable brother into accessing dark web to retaliate against adoptive parents’

By Jemma Crew, Reporter29th September 2020News England

An adopted teenager duped his autistic brother into accessing material about so-called Islamic State on the dark web and then turned him in to police, causing the family home to

Quarter of adopted children ‘may have preventable brain damage caused by mother drinking’

By Jemma Crew, Reporter29th September 2020News England

A quarter of adopted children are diagnosed with or suspected of having a preventable form of brain damage caused by their birth mothers drinking alcohol during pregnancy, a report has

Urgent appeal issued after knife-wielding father abducts three young boys from foster home

By Emma Bowden, Reporter27th August 2020News England

An urgent manhunt is under way after three young boys were abducted from a foster home in south London by their father, who was armed with a knife. Scotland Yard

Woman who pretended to be adoption worker jailed for elaborate £50,000 redundancy scam

By Kim Pilling, Reporter30th January 2020News England

A woman has been jailed for two years and eight months after she tricked her friend to take redundancy in an elaborate scam and left her £50,000 out of pocket.

Man has seventh child taken into care despite ‘heroic’ efforts of social worker to keep family intact

By Brian Farmer, Reporter24th January 2020News England

A man has had a seventh child taken from his care after council social services staff told a High Court judge of their worries about his “sexual behaviour”. Lawyers representing

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Social services staff criticised over ‘fundamental lack of understanding’ of deaf woman in child dispute

Charity ‘deeply concerned’ as number of children adopted from care drops for fifth year running

Survey finds two thirds ‘would consider adopting child of different ethnicity, with extra support’

Councils must abandon ‘narrow-mindedness’ over who can adopt children – Education Secretary

Teenager ‘duped vulnerable brother into accessing dark web to retaliate against adoptive parents’

Quarter of adopted children ‘may have preventable brain damage caused by mother drinking’

Urgent appeal issued after knife-wielding father abducts three young boys from foster home

Woman who pretended to be adoption worker jailed for elaborate £50,000 redundancy scam

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

Four teenagers and man guilty of murdering two boys in case of mistaken identity

‘Inhuman’ violence against Sara Sharif ‘normalised’ by defendants, jurors told

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Tag: Adoption

Social services staff criticised over ‘fundamental lack of understanding’ of deaf woman in child dispute

Woman whose son was removed for adoption says any Stormont apology ‘must be sincere’

Charity ‘deeply concerned’ as number of children adopted from care drops for fifth year running

Survey finds two thirds ‘would consider adopting child of different ethnicity, with extra support’

Councils must abandon ‘narrow-mindedness’ over who can adopt children – Education Secretary

Teenager ‘duped vulnerable brother into accessing dark web to retaliate against adoptive parents’

Quarter of adopted children ‘may have preventable brain damage caused by mother drinking’

Urgent appeal issued after knife-wielding father abducts three young boys from foster home

Woman who pretended to be adoption worker jailed for elaborate £50,000 redundancy scam

Man has seventh child taken into care despite ‘heroic’ efforts of social worker to keep family intact