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Lack of secure accommodation sees teenager living under four-to-one supervision in hospital

By Michael Holmes, Reporter4th December 2023News England

A 15-year-old girl with a history of self-harming so extreme she has to be watched by four people is living in hospital because of the national shortage of secure accommodation.

Child abuse inquiry ‘initially hampered by unwillingness to acknowledge problem’

By Sarah Ward, Reporter20th September 2023News Scotland

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry was initially hampered by an unwillingness to acknowledge structural abuse, it has been told. Professor Kenneth Norrie (pictured), an expert in law from Strathclyde University,

Retired social worker sentenced for historical cruelty against children in her care

By The Press Association11th September 2023News Scotland

A former “house mother” who abused children in her care in the 1960s and 1970s has been sentenced to 300 hours of community service. Retired social worker Euphemia Ramsay, 76,

Child victims of abuse to get support through justice system at first Bairns Hoose

By Lucinda Cameron, Reporter29th August 2023News Scotland

Child victims of violence and abuse will be given support at Scotland’s first “Bairns Hoose” which could save them going to courts and police stations to give evidence. They will

UK authorities ‘contributed’ to death of exploited teen accused of terror, inquest told

By Callum Parke, Reporter23rd May 2023News England

The UK state “contributed” to the death of a teenager who took her own life after being groomed by a far-right extremist and later arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences,

Call for major overhaul of regulation to prevent abuse of disabled children

By Aine Fox, Reporter20th April 202320th April 2023News England

Recommendations for a more joined-up approach to the care of disabled children in care homes must be fully implemented otherwise “appalling harm” suffered by this vulnerable group could be repeated,

Teen should not go home after hospital stay as mother lives with convicted paedophile – judge

By Brian Farmer, Reporter24th March 2023News England

A “vulnerable” 18-year-old woman should not go home after leaving hospital because her mother is living with a convicted paedophile, a High Court judge has ruled. Mrs Justice Arbuthnot has

Labour frontbencher hits out at children’s social care providers making ‘obscene profits’

By Abbie Llewelyn, Reporter8th February 2023News England

Children’s social care providers are making “obscene profits”, while many looked after children are not receiving adequate care, a Labour frontbencher told Parliament. Baroness Chapman of Darlington (pictured) told peers

Judge condemns ‘scandalous’ situation over vulnerable youngster ‘marooned’ in hospital

By Brian Farmer, Reporter2nd February 2023News England

A High Court judge has raised concern about a shortage of suitable placements for vulnerable children after being told how a 12-year-old girl with severe learning difficulties had been “marooned”

Investigation reveals details of appalling abuse suffered by vulnerable children at homes

By Dave Higgens, Reporter24th January 2023News England

A mother has described how her autistic daughter, who has epilepsy and significant learning disabilities, was grabbed by the wrist and dragged across the floor at a residential home which

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Lack of secure accommodation sees teenager living under four-to-one supervision in hospital

Child abuse inquiry ‘initially hampered by unwillingness to acknowledge problem’

Retired social worker sentenced for historical cruelty against children in her care

Child victims of abuse to get support through justice system at first Bairns Hoose

UK authorities ‘contributed’ to death of exploited teen accused of terror, inquest told

Call for major overhaul of regulation to prevent abuse of disabled children

Judge condemns ‘scandalous’ situation over vulnerable youngster ‘marooned’ in hospital

Investigation reveals details of appalling abuse suffered by vulnerable children at homes

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

Four teenagers and man guilty of murdering two boys in case of mistaken identity

‘Inhuman’ violence against Sara Sharif ‘normalised’ by defendants, jurors told

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Tag: Childrens Care Homes

Lack of secure accommodation sees teenager living under four-to-one supervision in hospital

Child abuse inquiry ‘initially hampered by unwillingness to acknowledge problem’

Retired social worker sentenced for historical cruelty against children in her care

Child victims of abuse to get support through justice system at first Bairns Hoose

UK authorities ‘contributed’ to death of exploited teen accused of terror, inquest told

Call for major overhaul of regulation to prevent abuse of disabled children

Teen should not go home after hospital stay as mother lives with convicted paedophile – judge

Labour frontbencher hits out at children’s social care providers making ‘obscene profits’

Judge condemns ‘scandalous’ situation over vulnerable youngster ‘marooned’ in hospital

Investigation reveals details of appalling abuse suffered by vulnerable children at homes