The Government has backed down over plans which critics claimed would have weakened protections for vulnerable children. Education Secretary Justine Greening has dropped proposals in the Children and Social Work
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Government plans to boost innovation in children’s social care risk privatising services and taking away vulnerable children’s rights, MPs have warned. Senior Tory and Labour MPs have raised fears about
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Mental health checks for children entering the care system are to be trialled in the face of calls by peers for assessments, the Government has announced. Education minister Lord Nash
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The Government has been defeated in the Lords over plans to boost innovation in the provision of services to protect vulnerable children, which critics fear could lead to privatisation. Peers
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Whistleblowers applying for work in children’s social care will get protection against discrimination following a Government concession. The move comes amid concerns of a “critical gap” in existing legislation, which
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The Government has been accused of treating Parliament with contempt over the lack of detail in proposals aimed at improving children’s social care services across England. Labour said a large
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Peers have warned of a “constitutionally inappropriate shift of power” from Parliament to Government. Laws are being drafted with vague wording that allows ministers significant discretion about how they are
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