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Charity warns of ‘devastating impact’ of loneliness on parents and children

By Alison Kershaw6th November 2017News England

Parenthood leaves many mothers and fathers feeling lonely or “cut off” from family and friends, according to a poll. As well as feeling isolated themselves, many parents worry that their

Million more children threatened with poverty due to Government policy – report

By Alan Jones6th November 2017News England

Government policy has created an austerity generation, threatening to send one million more children into poverty, a new report warns. Research revealed that families already at greater risk of poverty,

Cardiff fitness instructor convicted of murdering 18-month-old adopted daughter Elsie

By Claire Hayhurst, Rod Minchin and Johanna Carr6th November 2017News Wales

A fitness instructor has been convicted of murdering his 18-month-old adopted daughter by violently shaking her and striking her head. Matthew Scully-Hicks, 31, inflicted a catalogue of injuries – including

Couple went through months of training and checks before adopting baby Elsie

By Claire Hayhurst6th November 2017News Wales

Adopting a child is a “stringent and rigorous” process – with Matthew and Craig Scully-Hicks undergoing months of training, assessment and meetings. Elsie was taken into care after her birth

Judge bans mother from identifying her child by publicising care case

By Brian Farmer3rd November 2017News England

A High Court judge has barred a woman whose child is at the centre of care proceedings from identifying the youngster if she tries to publicise the case. Mr Justice

King’s Speech actress hopes new film dealing with child bereavement strikes a chord

By Sherna Noah3rd November 2017News England

Helena Bonham Carter has narrated a new film on childhood bereavement for Children In Need. Saying Goodbye features the stories of a group of children and young people in the

IFS warn benefit cuts pushing extra 400,000 children into absolute poverty

By Shaun Connolly2nd November 2017News England

Benefit cuts are pushing an extra 400,000 children into absolute poverty, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said. The biggest rises are hitting Wales, the North East, East Midlands,

Warning of social care job losses after announcement on back pay for overnight shifts

By Alan Jones2nd November 2017News England

Care workers will lose their jobs and providers will go bust if the Government does not fund historic liabilities for paying staff on so-called “sleep-in shifts”, local authorities have warned.

With lowest proportion of children in care, can Northern Irish model be used across UK

By Iain MacDonald1st November 2017Engage

A newly-appointed professor at the University of Huddersfield has played a key role in an ambitious research project investigating inequalities in child welfare provision throughout the UK. It has now

Vale of Glamorgan social worker suspended for one year for placing children at risk

By Iain MacDonald1st November 2017News Wales

A social worker has been suspended for one year after a fitness to practise hearing found his fitness to practise was impaired because of his repeated failings. The hearing heard

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Charity warns of ‘devastating impact’ of loneliness on parents and children

Million more children threatened with poverty due to Government policy – report

Cardiff fitness instructor convicted of murdering 18-month-old adopted daughter Elsie

Couple went through months of training and checks before adopting baby Elsie

Judge bans mother from identifying her child by publicising care case

King’s Speech actress hopes new film dealing with child bereavement strikes a chord

IFS warn benefit cuts pushing extra 400,000 children into absolute poverty

With lowest proportion of children in care, can Northern Irish model be used across UK

Family hail justice for little ones as mother jailed over four boys’ fire deaths

Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders of girls

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental ‘open warfare’ slammed by vaccine tsar

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Tag: Childrens Services

Charity warns of ‘devastating impact’ of loneliness on parents and children

Million more children threatened with poverty due to Government policy – report

Cardiff fitness instructor convicted of murdering 18-month-old adopted daughter Elsie

Couple went through months of training and checks before adopting baby Elsie

Judge bans mother from identifying her child by publicising care case

King’s Speech actress hopes new film dealing with child bereavement strikes a chord

IFS warn benefit cuts pushing extra 400,000 children into absolute poverty

Warning of social care job losses after announcement on back pay for overnight shifts

With lowest proportion of children in care, can Northern Irish model be used across UK

Vale of Glamorgan social worker suspended for one year for placing children at risk