Recovering alcoholic wins latest stage of care fight over daughter
A recovering alcoholic has won the latest stage of a legal fight over the care of her daughter. She mounted an appeal after a family court judge ruled that the
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Judge rules baby whose father lives with two women should be placed for adoption
A baby whose father lives in a “complicated” relationship with two women should be placed for adoption, a family court judge has decided. The man was living with the little
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Care services in Scotland ‘generally working well’ to protect children from sexual abuse
Care services across Scotland are generally working well to protect children from the risks of sexual exploitation, according to inspectors. The Care Inspectorate has today published a report on a
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Slovakian teenager left newborn son with nurses saying he should be placed for adoption
A 17-year-old Slovakian travelled to England when near the end of her pregnancy then left her son in the care of nurses three days after giving birth, a family court
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Judge raises concern for woman with low IQ whose baby was placed for adoption
A family court judge has raised concern about the welfare of a woman with a low IQ who has had a baby taken from her care and placed for adoption.
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Majority of looked after children in Wales experiencing high levels of placement stability
Most children and young people in care in Wales are doing well, with over three quarters experiencing a high level of placement stability, new research published today shows. The Welsh
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Adopted children covered by new exemption from two-child benefit limit
Restrictions on benefit payments to families with more than two children have been relaxed, with a new exemption covering all of those who are adopted or taken in by relatives
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Mother who failed ‘unimpeachable’ hair-strand drug test fears losing son to adoption
A woman who failed a hair-strand drug test fears that she will soon have to say goodbye to her three-year-old son after losing a roller-coaster battle over his care. The
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First guidance launched for Muslims to dispel belief adoption is forbidden
New guidance to dispel myths around fostering and adopting has been launched in a bid to boost the number of Muslims helping children in care. The first Islamic Guidance Document
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Psychologist apologies for giving poor evidence in adoption court case
A psychologist asked to provide an expert assessment of the father of a toddler at the centre of family court litigation wrote to a judge to apologise for giving “very
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