The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) CEO, Dr. Ruth Allen, has warned the Government that we are facing “generational trauma” for children who are stuck in poverty and increasingly
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A young boy taken from his parents’ care because social workers had sex abuse fears was moved from a foster home after a complaint about him being “roughly handled” by
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The birth family of Elsie Scully-Hicks have said she would “still be alive today” if she had not been removed from their care by social services. Matthew Scully-Hicks, 31, was
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A man who was sexually abused by a string of older men from the age of 13 has received a formal apology from the Government’s victim compensation agency after it
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A woman unhappy about the way she has been treated by social services bosses with welfare responsibilities for her baby granddaughter has persuaded a family court judge to reveal the
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A High Court judge has barred a woman whose child is at the centre of care proceedings from identifying the youngster if she tries to publicise the case. Mr Justice
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Helena Bonham Carter has narrated a new film on childhood bereavement for Children In Need. Saying Goodbye features the stories of a group of children and young people in the
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Benefit cuts are pushing an extra 400,000 children into absolute poverty, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said. The biggest rises are hitting Wales, the North East, East Midlands,
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Town halls are struggling to meet the needs of children in their area, a charity has warned. Many authorities are facing an increased demand for children’s services, such as supporting
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Children’s services are in crisis across much of England due to government funding cuts, Labour has said. Shadow communities secretary Andrew Gwynne (pictured) said there was a “growing emergency in
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