A judge has raised concern about a council’s handling of a case involving three children with links to Bermuda who have been in temporary foster care for more than 20
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Child criminals are being “set up to fail” on release from custody because there is inadequate support in place to help them turn their life around, according to inspectors. The
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Families who lost a High Court challenge against the Government over special educational needs funding have pledged to continue their fight for better provision. Lorraine Heugh, whose 16-year-old son, Nico
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A Saudi Arabian couple have gone on trial accused of cruelty towards a child who was allegedly injected with “dangerous” amounts of insulin. Amal Asiri, 29, and her husband Mohammed
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Children are lashing out and biting others because their parents do not have enough time to spend talking and reading to them, nursery leaders have warned. Too much time in
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The vacancy rate for consultant psychiatrists has doubled in six years, leaving gaps in care for children and those with “deadly” eating disorders, according to a new report. Around one
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Children with special needs are being let down by a system that is meant to support them, an ombudsman has warned. Families with youngsters that have special educational needs and
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Learning disability patients are subjected to potentially fatal face-down restraint an average of 10 times a day, figures show. Staff reported physically restraining patients with learning disabilities or autism 17,685
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Inspectors have today reported key strengths in the way children and young people in need of care in Stirling are cared for but older care leavers were not always consistently
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Schoolchildren seeking solace online are being affected by the latest toxic social media trend – “sadfishing”, a new report warns. Youngsters are being accused of attention-seeking after sharing details about
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