A significant increase in the number of older children and teenagers going into state care in England over the last five years has affected the stability of the system, the
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Sex abuse of children in one Nottinghamshire care home seemed inevitable, while abusers were allowed to flourish in another, a scathing report has revealed. In one 12-month period at Sandown
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Ofsted has today published a new report highlighting the 10 largest private and voluntary providers of children’s social care in England and their inspection outcomes. As at 31 March 2019,
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A troubled council is “failing to keep children safe”, a report has concluded. Northamptonshire County Council’s children’s social care services has a “range of significant weaknesses” according to an Ofsted
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A High Court judge has voiced concern after a “slight” and “highly-disturbed” epileptic 11-year-old boy was handcuffed and placed in leg restraints by police for an “extended period”. Mr Justice
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A High Court judge has said special arrangements must be made to allow a two-year-old girl thought to be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) to travel to Egypt.
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Fostering and adoption services in Scotland are continuing to perform well, the Care Inspectorate has said. A new report published this week shows that 90% of Fostering services and 95%
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Guildford MP, Anne Milton, has praised Surrey County Council social workers for their ‘passion and energy’ on a visit this week. The MP met staff working in the new Children’s
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An under-fire police force is still not effectively managing children at risk, a report has concluded. Northamptonshire Police were told there were a number of areas to improve in child
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A justice minister does not believe permission could be secured for a judicial review of the Parole Board’s decision to release paedophile nursery worker Vanessa George. Robert Buckland told MPs
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