The Government has been defeated in the Lords over the scrapping of the adoption register for England. Peers voted by a majority of 85 to “regret” the move, warning it
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A two-year-old boy who needed major surgery after being kicked and punched by a man his mother lived with should move to his father’s home, a High Court judge says.
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The schools admission code will be changed so the most vulnerable children, such as those fleeing domestic abuse, can access a place more quickly, the Education Secretary has announced. According
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A man whose children were taken from his care has been given a suspended nine-month jail term by a judge after posting material online which identified the youngsters. Matthew John
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Social workers have halted a four-year attempt to teach a woman who gave birth when she was a teenager how to be a good parent. They had arranged for mother
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The Catholic Church in Scotland should create a stronger independent safeguarding service as a critical step to “rebuild trust” following abuse scandals, a review group has recommended. The Independent Review
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Social services bosses have halted family court proceedings against the parents of an injured baby after specialists concluded that the little boy had probably been accidentally hurt. The infant suffered
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A charity that cut ties with a transgender model just days after revealing her as the face of one of its campaigns has issued an apology. The NSPCC ended its
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This report presents the findings of a retrospective review by the Care Inspectorate of 25 significant case reviews (SCR) conducted in Scotland over the three years from April 2015 to
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Uncertainty over Scotland’s named person service has resulted in the “lack of a co-ordinated overview” of youngsters’ needs, a new report has said. The Care Inspectorate also warned that in
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