Adult social care costs could account for half of the local taxes raised by councils unless ministers rethink their local government funding reforms, a leading economic think tank has warned.
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An autistic girl at risk of harming herself in her “dangerous” family home has won a High Court action for an immediate review of her living situation. The six-year-old, who
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An “evil and dangerous” man who raped and sexually assaulted blind children while he was a schoolboy has been given a lifelong restriction order by a judge. From the age
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A father convicted of murdering his daughter 11 months after she was put back in his care has denied causing her “any injury” at an inquest into her death. Ben
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Scotland’s childcare minister was unable to tell MSPs how many people are currently working in the industry. Maree Todd said that while up to 3,000 new staff have been taken
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has emotionally told an inquiry how “ashamed” he is of the Church in the wake of the child sex abuse inquiry. The Most Rev Justin Welby
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New guidance to dispel myths around fostering and adopting has been launched in a bid to boost the number of Muslims helping children in care. The first Islamic Guidance Document
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An independent social worker has told an inquest that she did not see the “volatility” of a father who went on to beat his six-year-old daughter to death as a
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Five children whose parents have a history of drug abuse and can no longer look after them should go into care and be split up, a family court judge has
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Too many children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties are still not getting the help they need, campaigners have warned. A new report argues that poor understanding
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