Council agrees to pay damages over decision delays about girl’s care
A council has agreed to pay £7,500 damages to an 11-year-old girl after delaying decisions about her future. Thurrock Council – which is based in Grays, Essex – is the
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MPs’ warning over taxi driver licensing loophole putting vulnerable at risk
Ministers should act without delay to prevent a “damaging” legal loophole from putting young and vulnerable people in Rotherham at risk, according to MPs. The Communities and Local Government Committee
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Councillors criticise national response to child refugees stranded in Calais
Ministers and party leaders have been condemned by local politicians for a lack of leadership over the plight of lone child refugees during a visit to the sprawling Jungle migrant
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Officials to meet in Calais to discuss care of unaccompanied migrant children
British and French authorities are to meet in Calais’s Jungle migrant camp to discuss how to care for unaccompanied children. Councillors from the Local Government Association (LGA) will visit the
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NSPCC warns vital that parents talk to children about perils of sexting
Most parents believe sexting is potentially harmful – but nearly six in 10 have not spoken to their children about the issue, according to new research. The finding emerged in
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Child welfare expert accused of falsely claiming PhD from Stirling University
A child welfare expert accused of falsely claiming to be a doctor is facing a four-day disciplinary hearing at the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) in Dundee. Susan Stewart, 46,
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Ministers to consider Labour’s named-person scheme call on older teenagers
Older teenagers could be removed from the Scottish Government’s named-person scheme, John Swinney has said. The Deputy First Minister said Labour’s call for the legislation to be limited to children
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Alarm at new data showing children as young as five accused of sexual offences
Children as young as five have been accused of carrying out sexual offences at school, new figures reveal. And victims as young as four have been targeted, according to an
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‘Utterly staggering’ one in 14 adults sexually abused as a child, research finds
One in every 14 adults in England and Wales was sexually abused as a child, according to the first research of its kind. Some 11% of women and 3% of
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Report: Working with parents to safeguard children from Child Sexual Exploitation
Parents Speak Out – a report developed by parents from the Parent Action Group within Pace (Parents against child sexual exploitation) – explores the current and potential role of parents
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