Police force must take ‘immediate action’ after child held for eight hours
A police force has been told to take “immediate action” on how it deals with children in custody after one was held for eight hours without review, a report found.
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Tag: Childrens Services
Sexual abuse of pupils at Boris Johnson’s prep school not reported to authorities
Boris Johnson’s former preparatory school had a “Spartan and unforgiving” culture, where sexual abuse of pupils during the Prime Minister’s time there was not reported to authorities, the Independent Inquiry
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Survey finds hundreds of children in care being forced to see abusive parents
Hundreds of children in care are being “marched back” to visit their abusive parents and a majority of foster families want to see the practice made illegal, research suggests. More
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Judge apologises for eight-month delay in producing written ruling on FGM case
The most senior family court judge in England and Wales has apologised after taking nearly eight months to produce a written ruling on a case involving Home Office ministers and
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Generation of children ‘revictimised’ by authorities not believing accounts of abuse
Authorities “revictimised a whole generation of children that have been abused” by failing to believe their accounts, the detective leading a national probe into historical sexual abuse said. Believing complainants
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Transgender man considering appeal after losing birth certificate fight
A transgender man who has given birth but does not want to be described as “mother” on a birth certificate is considering an appeal after losing a High Court fight,
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Local authority data shows youth services funding cut by 69% since 2010
Funding for youth services has dropped by nearly 70% since 2010, research suggests. The YMCA gathered data from 84 local authorities on planned spending for 2019/20, with the average spend
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Engage: The small social work kitbag making a big difference to children’s lives
More than 50 social workers at seven local authorities across the country are trialing the use of a specially-created bag of resources to help professionals to communicate and engage with
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Death of boy stabbed by mother ‘could not have been predicted or prevented’
The death of a five-year-old boy who was stabbed to death by his mentally ill mother could not have been “predicted or prevented”, according to a new report. Emma Jackson
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West Dunbartonshire Council pilot rent-free initiative for care leavers
Care leavers in full time education and living in their own council property will not be required to pay rent while they study as part of a new initiative. West
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