A man who refuses to register his son’s birth because he does not want the State to control the youngster has lost a High Court fight. Council social services bosses
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A joint study by researchers at the Universities of York and Stirling has found that 90% of children in Scotland who go into care when aged five or under have
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The Department of Education has produced a range of resources for National Assessment and Accreditation System (NAAS) leads, child and family social work practitioners and practice supervisors to help them
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Children’s hospices in England are facing a “dangerous cocktail” of rising costs and a decline in state funding, a charity has said. The long-term future of centres which support families
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A 13-year-old girl who displays “significant challenging behaviours” and is said to be at risk of sexual exploitation is being kept under constant supervision at a specialist unit, a High
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Social work is facing a “crisis” because of years of spending cuts, threatening to “tear apart” communities, a union has warned. Unison said its research revealed high levels of stress
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A woman who has had seven children removed from her care is pregnant again, a family court judge has been told. The woman, who is in her late 20s, is
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The Government has been defeated in the Lords over the scrapping of the adoption register for England. Peers voted by a majority of 85 to “regret” the move, warning it
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A two-year-old boy who needed major surgery after being kicked and punched by a man his mother lived with should move to his father’s home, a High Court judge says.
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The schools admission code will be changed so the most vulnerable children, such as those fleeing domestic abuse, can access a place more quickly, the Education Secretary has announced. According
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