A family court judge has praised the “strength of character” of a “vulnerable” teenager who spent nearly eight months living under constant supervision in an Airbnb after going into council
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Too many children have been “failed” through a lack of progress on improving social services in the last decade, a Conservative former children’s minister has told the Commons. Tim Loughton
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A child safeguarding board has apologised for failures in the case of a five-year-old boy who was murdered by family members, as calls were made for a Wales-wide review of
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There is an obligation for all agencies involved in the care, support and protection of children, young people and adults at risk to ensure that the highest possible standards of
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Five-year-old Logan Mwangi’s voice was not heard by authorities during his short life, a review detailing the extensive injuries he suffered has found. Almost a year before his death, the
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The number of foster carers in Scotland has fallen, figures show. The fostering and adoption statistical report for 2021-22 from the Care Inspectorate shows there were 3,415 approved foster care
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The proportion of young people experiencing mental health issues has almost doubled in just over a decade, a “shocking” new report has suggested. More than four in 10 young people
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The Department for Education (DfE) has “further to go to embed a culture of evaluation in social care”, according to a report by MPs. The DfE’s 14-year, £333 million Children’s
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The Fostering and Adoption statistical report 2021-22 is based on data collected by the Care Inspectorate from service providers in their annual returns over the last five years from 2017
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Nearly half of all care services in Scotland reported having vacancies at the end of 2021, according to a new report published by the Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Social
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