The death of a baby girl after an incident at a homeless families’ unit in June is now being treated as suspicious. Three-month-old Sophia Williams died in Edinburgh’s Sick Kids
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This consultation sets out the government’s programme of reform to provide better outcomes for vulnerable children. It seeks views on the possible introduction of one of 2 additional statutory measures:
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Legislation aimed at helping to eradicate child poverty in Scotland has been announced by Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister said the Child Poverty Bill will set out a new approach
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School secretaries, caterers or caretakers could face jail if they fail to raise the alarm about child abuse. As well as teachers, doctors and social workers, those in administrative or
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Parents have been warned their children could be at greater risk of accident or injury if they are left at home alone. The NSPCC revealed its helpline received 453 calls
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Two men have won a family court fight to be the legal parents of surrogate twins after a specialist social worker raised concerns about their relationship. Questions were asked because
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Two-thirds of children classified as living in “absolute poverty” now have at least one parent who is in work, according to new research. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said
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Boys who become the victims of sexual exploitation often miss out on help and support because they are reluctant to admit their abuse, new research from Barnardo’s Cymru has revealed.
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A family court judge has told of the “very difficult” reality of life in England for one Romany couple who emigrated from Slovakia three years ago. Judge Clifford Bellamy said
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A woman who used an electric dog collar on a toddler during a “cruel” catalogue of abuse has been jailed for three years and four months. Lanna Monaghan had acquired
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