An investigation will be launched after a senior family court judge concluded that a bar worker who was not prosecuted had sexually abused his two stepchildren. Mr Justice Peter Jackson,
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Children living in Scotland suffered nearly 1 million days of homelessness last year, according to a new report from Shelter Scotland. Analysis of statistics (following a Freedom of Information request
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Tennis star Andy Murray has raised more than £80,000 to help the charity Unicef protect Syrian refugee children. The BBC Sports Personality of the Year and former Wimbledon champion announced
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One of the UK’s leading researchers in social work has joined the Cardiff University. Professor Donald Forrester has been appointed as Professor in Child and Family Social Work and new
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Britain should welcome thousands of lone children from Europe on top of the Syrian refugee resettlement programme, a committee of MPs has said. The International Development Committee called on the
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More than 100,000 children in England face spending Christmas in temporary accommodation after a sharp annual rise in homelessness, official figures showed. The number of households without a permanent roof
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Failing children’s services that are putting the lives of young people at risk will now be taken over by other councils and charities, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. Powers
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The number of newborn babies taken into care in England has soared in recent years, according to a report. One mother had 16 babies taken away from her, it has
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Services for children and young people in Renfrewshire are performing very well, inspectors have concluded. It follows a joint inspection of services across the Renfrewshire Community Planning Partnership by an
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Parents who buy electronic gadgets for their children this Christmas have been warned about the risks of online grooming following an alarming rise in reported cases. In 2014/15 ChildLine carried
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