The Department for Education (DfE) “still does not fully understand what is driving demand for children’s social care”, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. This comes after the NAO
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Social services bosses have been criticised by a High Court judge over the way they handled the case of two children who have been placed for adoption. Mrs Justice Theis
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A woman has lost a family court fight over the care of her son after a judge said she had repeatedly claimed he was sick when he was “perfectly normal
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A famous sporting family has been “shamed” for milking a charity set up for poor African children, it can now be reported. Ex-footballers Efe Sodje, 46, and Stephen Sodje, 43,
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Scottish Government cash is being invested into efforts to help struggling youngsters considering running away from home. A total of £30,000 has been awarded to two charities – Missing People
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The parents of a malnourished toddler who died have been jailed for more than six years after admitting neglect. Lauren Wade died in hospital from complications arising from malnutrition aged
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The cost of child neglect is £15 billion every year, an MP has told the Commons. Tory MP Tim Loughton said failing to spend more on prevention was “a false
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The group tasked with drawing up a code of practice for a key part of the Scottish Government’s named person scheme is finding it “challenging” to ensure this is “simple,
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An additional £7.1m will help to protect, improve and support the mental health of children and young people in Wales, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. The new investment will
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Childcare workers have suffered a real terms pay cut of 5% in recent years, in “stark contrast” to wage rises of 2.5% among women employees generally, according to a new
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