Dedicated child protection teams made up of police, healthcare staff and social workers should be set up in every local area, according to a review into the deaths of Arthur
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Social workers have had to leave their homes because of abuse and threats following the trial of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’s killers, a council boss has said. Nick Page (pictured), chief executive
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The great-grandfather of murdered toddler Star Hobson has said she and her mother Frankie Smith were failed by social services. Smith, 20, was jailed last year for her role in
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A woman has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years for the murder of a one-year-old boy she was hoping to adopt. Leiland-James Corkill had been placed with Laura
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Less than half of the work being done to reduce risks of harm or abuse towards children within a Scottish local authority has been rated as good, a report has
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An investigation has been launched into a mother’s claims that her 14-year-old autistic daughter was strip-searched by Metropolitan Police officers. The force confirmed the woman had made a complaint after
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This moment is a once in a generation opportunity to reset children’s social care. What we need is a system that provides intensive help to families in crisis, acts decisively
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The father of a three-year-old boy who was murdered by his mother and her partner has said he will remember his son as a child who was “always smiling and
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Major reforms to children’s social care will not “prevent evil” but offer an opportunity to limit the number of tragic cases, an education minister has said. Will Quince (pictured) told
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Children from poorer families, those living in more deprived areas, and those of mixed black/white Caribbean or black “Other” ethnicity are more likely to receive social care than other children,
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