A 16-year-old girl said to associate with criminals feared to be involved in sex trafficking should be placed into secure accommodation for her own protection, a family court judge has
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A woman whose son was taken from her care after she failed one in a series of drug tests is to have her case reviewed by Court of Appeal judges.
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The wellbeing of children living in foster care is under threat from Government funding cuts to local authority budgets in England, The Fostering Network is warning following a survey of
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Children as young as six are arriving in Britain without their parents to claim asylum, it has emerged. The disclosure came as local authority officials gave evidence to a Lords
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A woman who wants to name her daughter “Cyanide” and her son “Preacher” has lost the latest round of a court fight after social workers raised concerns. The woman, who
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A mother has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years after being found guilty of murdering her toddler daughter Ayeeshia Jane Smith by stamping the child
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The Children’s Commissioner for England has called on authorities in France to speed up processing scores of lone child asylum seekers who may be eligible to come to the UK.
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A mother has been found guilty of murder after stamping to death her “happy and smiley” 21-month-old toddler at the family home. Kathryn Smith, aged 23, was convicted of killing
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A judge has decided that the identities of everyone involved in a family court case she oversaw must stay secret – including the lawyers. Local authority social services bosses asked
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Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has called for the SNP to “press the pause button” on plans to introduce a named person for every child in Scotland. Ms Davidson met
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