Mother begins latest round of six-year court fight to get daughter back
A woman whose husband took their daughter and left her at his family home in Libya has launched the latest round of a six-year court fight to get the youngster
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Judge to rule on vulnerable woman who has had four children removed from her care
A woman with mental health difficulties who has had four children taken from her care has a pattern of becoming pregnant, a family court judge said. Judge Elizabeth Williscroft says
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FGM survivor issues warning over festive period ‘cutting season’ for at-risk girls
British girls who may be at risk of being taken abroad to undergo female genital mutilation over the Christmas “cutting season” have been urged to ask an adult they trust
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Immigration Minister lifts barrier for 260 unaccompanied child refugees
Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes has lifted the barrier for 260 child refugees to come to the UK. Ms Nokes made the announcement that she was removing the cut-off date criterion
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Childline volunteers ready to work round the clock to support young at Christmas
Childline volunteers will be working around the clock to ensure struggling young people have someone to talk to over the festive season. Volunteers expect to deliver hundreds of counselling sessions
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Judge backs child adoption after rejecting parents’ miscarriage of justice claim
A couple who complained about their child being taken from them and handed to adopters even though a cruelty prosecution had been abandoned were not the victims of a miscarriage
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Judge condemns social worker for ‘inadequate’ report and ‘woeful’ oral evidence
A social worker appointed to represent the interests of two children at the centre of complex family court litigation has come under fire from a senior judge. Kailash Chudasama had
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Mother who moved to Ireland after social workers safety concerns has boy removed from her care
A woman who three years ago left her home in Wales when four months pregnant and travelled to Ireland after social workers raised safety concerns has had her son taken
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Over-stretched health visitors fear possible tragedies involving children
Two fifths of health visitors fear that they are “so stretched” that avoidable tragedies involving children could occur, a new poll suggests. A new poll of 1,200 health visitors in
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Social services to pay for deep clean so toddler can remain at home
Council bosses are to pay for a deep clean of a couple’s home after concerns were raised about the conditions a toddler was living in. The child lives with relatives,
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