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Former child protection chief says police payout to child rapist ‘crossed a line’

By Ellie Cullen10th August 2017News England

Paying £10,000 to a convicted child rapist to infiltrate a paedophile gang “crossed a line”, it has been claimed. Jim Gamble, who set up the Government’s taskforce to fight child

Asian grooming gangs ‘were not probed as rigorously as they might have been’

By Richard Wheeler10th August 2017News England

Cases of Asian grooming gangs targeting white girls were not previously examined as “rigorously as they might have been”, a former Crown Prosecution Service chief has admitted. Lord Macdonald of

Children’s Services ‘pushed to breaking point’ as councils reveal £605 million overspend

By Elizabeth Arnold9th August 2017News England

Three-quarters of councils in England overspent on their children’s services budgets by more than half a billion pounds, council leaders have warned. Figures for the 152 English councils which provide

Children as young as five among hundreds excluded from school for sexual misconduct

By Ryan Hooper9th August 2017News England

Children as young as five have been excluded from school for sexual misconduct, an investigation has found. Hundreds of school pupils have been either permanently or temporarily kicked out of

‘Beggars belief’ police paid convicted child rapist £10,000 to watch over vulnerable girls, NSPCC

By Tom Wilkinson9th August 2017News England

Police paid a convicted child rapist almost £10,000 to spy on parties where they suspected under-age girls would be intoxicated and sexually abused, a court heard. He was recruited despite

Eighteen convicted of drugging, raping and sexually abusing young girls in Newcastle

By Tom Wilkinson9th August 2017News England

Under-age girls and vulnerable young women were taken to parties in Newcastle and groomed with drugs before being raped and sexually abused, it can now be reported. A total of

Blame for Liam Fee’s death seems to have been placed on me, says ex-social worker

By Conor Riordan2nd August 2017News Scotland

A former social worker involved in the case of murdered two-year-old Liam Fee said she feels as if the blame for his death has been placed on her. Lesley Bate

Vulnerable boy escaped through caravan window while under care of social workers

By Iain MacDonald25th July 2017News Scotland

An investigation has been launched after a vulnerable boy escaped the care of social workers while staying at the Craig Tara caravan resort in South Ayrshire. The 11-year-old climbed through

Scots and Welsh Governments raise concerns over treatment of child refugees

By The Press Association24th July 2017News Scotland

The Scottish and Welsh governments have written to the UK Immigration Minister raising concerns about the treatment of unaccompanied child refugees. Scottish Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities, Angela

Foodbank study finds half of children getting supplies aged between five & eleven

By Alan Jones24th July 2017News England

Half of children receiving supplies from foodbanks are aged between five and eleven, new research has revealed. The Trussell Trust, which runs more than 420 foodbanks, said its study showed

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Former child protection chief says police payout to child rapist ‘crossed a line’

Asian grooming gangs ‘were not probed as rigorously as they might have been’

Children as young as five among hundreds excluded from school for sexual misconduct

‘Beggars belief’ police paid convicted child rapist £10,000 to watch over vulnerable girls, NSPCC

Eighteen convicted of drugging, raping and sexually abusing young girls in Newcastle

Scots and Welsh Governments raise concerns over treatment of child refugees

Foodbank study finds half of children getting supplies aged between five & eleven

‘Government not gangs’ should decide who enters UK as 19,000 migrants removed

Nottingham triple killer care report a ‘horror show’, victim’s mother says

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Tag: Child Protection

Former child protection chief says police payout to child rapist ‘crossed a line’

Asian grooming gangs ‘were not probed as rigorously as they might have been’

Children’s Services ‘pushed to breaking point’ as councils reveal £605 million overspend

Children as young as five among hundreds excluded from school for sexual misconduct

‘Beggars belief’ police paid convicted child rapist £10,000 to watch over vulnerable girls, NSPCC

Eighteen convicted of drugging, raping and sexually abusing young girls in Newcastle

Blame for Liam Fee’s death seems to have been placed on me, says ex-social worker

Vulnerable boy escaped through caravan window while under care of social workers

Scots and Welsh Governments raise concerns over treatment of child refugees

Foodbank study finds half of children getting supplies aged between five & eleven