Lone child refugees stranded in Europe have been left vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking after being failed by the British government, a new report claims. Ministers were accused of doing
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The national centre which has been tasked with wiping out the barbaric practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is in jeopardy, it has been claimed. The National FGM Centre, which
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Millions of children in England are living vulnerable or high-risk lives, a report has revealed. The Children’s Commissioner’s report on measuring the number of vulnerable children found that 580,000 children
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Unaccompanied child refugees entitled to come to the UK are still “wandering around France”, ministers in the Lords have been told. Liberal Democrat Baroness Sheehan said the “chaotic” demolition of
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Progress has been made on improving the way communities are kept safe and protected from risks posed by registered sex offenders, inspectors have said in a report published today. Inspectors
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A campaign has been launched in an effort to stop adults buying alcohol for children in North Lanarkshire. You’re Asking For It will run throughout the region to tackle underage
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A mother-of-two accused of being part of a “family network” of “Isis extremists and sympathisers” has won a High Court fight with council social services bosses. Council chiefs wanted a
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There has been a “huge increase” in reports of emotional abuse against children, a leading children’s charity has warned. NSPCC said that it has seen a 200% increase over seven
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Poor children should be given as much high-quality early education and care as possible, a leading expert has said. There is a huge “pay off” for youngsters from disadvantaged homes
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has published their new framework which will be used for inspections of local authority fostering services and foster care agencies from July
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