Police have commended two boys who suffered horrific abuse at the hands of the women who murdered toddler Liam Fee. Detective Inspector Rory Hamilton, who led the investigation, said the
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A 29-year-old unemployed man who wanted to care for his baby son has lost a family court fight after a judge raised concerns about his lifestyle. Recorder Carly Henley said
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The Department for Education have published an evaluation of a programme for young people with challenging behaviours in the care system. ‘Better by Design: a report for Achieving for Children’
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An evaluation of the Durham Aycliffe Secure Centre specialist unit working with young victims of child sexual exploitation. The report looks at how the specialist unit’s programme can improve the
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The Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Education asked Sir Martin Narey to review children’s residential care in England. Sir Martin’s report ‘ Residential care in England‘ looks at
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A family court judge’s ruling relating to the murder of six-year-old Ellie Butler will make “front page news” if it is published – another judge has forecast. The ruling was
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) have issued a reminder to childcare or play providers in Wales that they must complete their Self Assessment of Service Statement (SASS).
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A rise in health visitor vacancies could make it difficult to implement the named person scheme when it goes live next month, the Conservatives have warned. Just under a tenth
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Long Lost Family presenter Nicky Campbell says he has come to doubt whether interracial adoption is a good idea. For the past five years Campbell and Davina McCall have hosted
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Social services bosses have criticised a police raid on the home of a couple feared to have links to Islamic terrorism. They say the couple’s three children were avoidably traumatised
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