Boy stripped and beaten ‘black and blue’ at children’s home, Inquiry hears
A man stripped and beat a boy “black and blue” in an assault at a children’s home, an inquiry has heard. A witness at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry said
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Senior judge repeats concerns over inadequate care for vulnerable children
A leading judge has raised concern about the way “vulnerable and disturbed” children are being cared for. Sir James Munby, the President of the Family Division of the High Court
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Press watchdog rules newspaper distorted coverage of Muslim foster care case
An article in the Times which claimed a judge ruled that a Christian child must be removed from a Muslim foster home was a “distortion”, the press watchdog has ruled.
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Watchdog identifies ‘potential misconduct’ involving police officers investigating Rotherham abuse
Investigators looking into police officers’ roles in the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal have identified “potential misconduct”, according to the police watchdog. The Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) inquiry
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Over three quarters of child abuse allegations made to police result in no action
Three quarters of child abuse allegations referred to police by a public inquiry have resulted in no further action. An interim report from the public inquiry into child sexual abuse
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Boy at children’s home told ‘your family doesn’t want you’ before forced migration
A nun told a boy “your family doesn’t want you, your country doesn’t want you” as she informed him he was to be sent from Scotland to Australia, an inquiry
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Growing funding gap in social care causing ‘unacceptable variation’ in services, Labour
There is a “growing funding gap” in social care which must be filled, Labour has warned. Shadow minister for Mental Health and Social Care Barbara Keeley told MPs it was
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New resource to boost care workers’ skills and confidence launched in Wales
A new resource to make sure health and social care workers in Wales are confident they have the skills, knowledge and understanding to provide high quality care has been launched yesterday
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Damian Green calls for ‘radical and brave’ change to tackle social care problems
Theresa May’s former deputy has called for “radical and brave” change alongside extra cash to help social care services. Conservative former cabinet minister Damian Green said a forthcoming Government document
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Police receive hundreds of complaints of abuse at Sisters of Nazareth care homes
More than 300 complaints have been made to police in Scotland about alleged abuses at children’s homes run by a Catholic order, an inquiry has heard. The Scottish Child Abuse
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