A seven-year-old boy who was “living life entirely as a girl” has been removed from his mother’s care following a ruling by a High Court judge. Mr Justice Hayden said
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The Department for Education CIN census 2017 to 2018 covers all children who are referred to children’s social care services even if no further action is taken. This includes children
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A High Court judge has criticised local authority social services bosses over their handling of a case involving a two-year-girl who may be taken from the care of her mother.
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Hundreds of unaccompanied child asylum seekers are being taken to Britain, moved from a camp in Calais, northern France, as its closure begins. There were 387 unaccompanied minors in the
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A partnership that is leading the way to a better future for children in care in Sunderland has been praised by a leading national voice on adoption. Sunderland City Council
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Police failures to take child protection seriously could lead to a repeat of the horrifying abuse scandals seen in Rotherham and Oxford, the chief inspector of schools has claimed. Ofsted
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A ban on naming sex crime suspects unless they are charged could be in place by the end of the year. Former police officer Brian Paddick is leading proposals for
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The “killer clown” craze sweeping the UK has led to a deluge of calls to Childline from youngsters left terrified by the sinister phenomenon sweeping the UK. In just one
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Almost seven in every 10 calls to the NSPCC’s helpline over the last year were serious enough to be referred to the police and councils amid rising reports of neglect
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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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