An 11-year-old disabled girl who was held alone in police custody for a total of 60 hours without an appropriate adult endured “a nightmare”, her mother has said. The child
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A youth worker due to become a named person has warned the controversial Scottish Government policy will unleash “pandemonium”. Dr Simon Knight, a senior youth worker in Glasgow, described plans
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Midwives have called for renewed efforts to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) after more than 1,200 cases were recorded across England in just three months. This includes 11 Britons who
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It is atrocious for critics of the controversial named person scheme to use the “utterly tragic” murder of Liam Fee to attack the Scottish Government’s policy, the Deputy First Minister
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A controversial scheme aimed at improving child protection in Scotland had not been put in place “in terms of the legislation” for murdered toddler Liam Fee, the Deputy First Minister
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The significant case review into the death of toddler Liam Fee must address why he fell “off the radar” of social services despite concerns being raised about him on numerous
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A mother and her civil partner have been convicted of murdering her two-year-old son. Toddler Liam Fee was found dead at his home near Glenrothes in Fife on March 22
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A number of people had expressed concern about Liam Fee’s health and wellbeing during his short life. During evidence at the trial of Liam’s mother Rachel Trelfa and her partner
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Two men in their mid-20s have failed to persuade a High Court judge to let them bring up three children who have been taken from the care of their mother.
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At least 10,000 children could be at “terrible risk” because they are effectively off the police radar when they go missing, a major new inquiry has warned. A parliamentary group
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