Campaigners have been given the go-ahead to challenge a court ruling on the Government’s plans to cap the number of child refugees allowed into the UK. The Help Refugees charity
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The Scottish Social services Council (SSSC) has published two new workforce data reports; one on children’s services and the other on adults’ services. The data in these reports supplements data already
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Thousands of children still live in “scandalous” poverty across Scotland, a study has found. The End Child Poverty coalition is urging the UK Government to end the freeze on children’s
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Half of children in some parts of the UK are growing up in poverty, revealing a “growing crisis”, a new report warns. Research by the End Child Poverty coalition showed
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The Duchess of Cambridge has said she is committed to helping the “youngest and most vulnerable” in society as she launched a mental health website for teachers supporting pupils. Kate
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Youngsters are being “disadvantaged most” by cuts to public health services, leading children’s doctors have said. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said there had been “destructive”
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Paloma Faith and Fay Ripley are among a group of celebrities sharing family photos to support an urgent appeal for foster carers. Former Towie stars Lydia Bright and Debbie Douglas,
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Britain’s biggest police force witnessed a 700% spike in the number of online child abuse cases referred to them by national investigators over three years, an inquiry has heard. The
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Adoption has been a particularly politicised and contentious area of public policy in recent years in the UK, perhaps most particularly in England. Political and ideological perspectives on adoption drive
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Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has highlighted a need for the nation’s Early Learning and Childcare sector to attract a more diverse workforce to create an additional 11,000 jobs by 2020
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