Council agrees to pay damages over decision delays about girl’s care
A council has agreed to pay £7,500 damages to an 11-year-old girl after delaying decisions about her future. Thurrock Council – which is based in Grays, Essex – is the
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Sturgeon admits ‘flexibility issues’ exist with free childcare policy
Nicola Sturgeon has acknowledged flexibility issues remain with her flagship free childcare policy after campaigners warned provision in most parts of Scotland is unsuitable for working parents. The First Minister
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Officials to meet in Calais to discuss care of unaccompanied migrant children
British and French authorities are to meet in Calais’s Jungle migrant camp to discuss how to care for unaccompanied children. Councillors from the Local Government Association (LGA) will visit the
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Paediatric care ‘increasingly compromised’ by staff shortages, doctors warn
Children’s healthcare is being “increasingly compromised” as a result of staffing shortages across the UK’s paediatric units, leading doctors have warned. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
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Ministers warned childcare in Scotland remains unsuitable for working parents
Childcare provision in most parts of Scotland remains unsuitable for working parents, according to a parent-led campaign group. A survey of local authorities by the Fair Funding for our Kids
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Mother jailed for forcing children to undergo surgery in £375,000 benefits scam
A mother who lied about her children being ill, forcing them to have surgery as part of a plan to falsely claim benefits showed no remorse during her three-month trial,
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Pair jailed for sexual abuse at former residential school for vulnerable boys
Two men jailed for sexually abusing boys at the Catholic-run school where they taught committed a “gross abuse of trust”, a judge said. John Farrell, 73, and Paul Kelly, 64,
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Youth services cuts cost 3,600 jobs and closure of 600 youth centres – Unison
Hundreds of millions of pounds have been cut from youth services across the UK in the past six years, leading to the loss of more than 3,600 jobs, according to
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Child welfare expert accused of falsely claiming PhD from Stirling University
A child welfare expert accused of falsely claiming to be a doctor is facing a four-day disciplinary hearing at the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) in Dundee. Susan Stewart, 46,
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Scottish Government set ambitious new targets to tackle child poverty
Ambitious new targets which could reduce the number of children living in “persistent poverty” to less than one in 20 by the year 2030 have been announced by the Scottish
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