The age of criminal responsibility in Scotland will be increased from eight to 12 next month, ministers have confirmed. Children’s minister Clare Haughey confirmed the change – which was part
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The wife of a former Commonwealth army soldier murdered her newborn son after “snapping” over the stresses of applying for permission to stay in the UK while struggling to support
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The recent ban on placing vulnerable children in unregulated care settings is acting as a “pressure cooker” amid a serious lack of alternatives, a social services boss has warned. Charlotte
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A two-year-old girl who died weeks into lockdown after suffering a serious brain injury was probably killed by her adoptive father, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Williams
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A new online training tool has gone to help people across Wales spot the signs of abuse, harm or neglect of children or adults. The bilingual e-learning package will give
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Many vulnerable young people have struggled with weight gain during the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the NHS in England has said as the service launched new specialist clinics for
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Record numbers of households are inquiring about becoming foster carers but the proportion that go on to make a formal application is at an all-time low, figures show. The number
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Children at a Catholic boarding school in Scotland were sexually abused and subjected to sadistic treatment that “destroyed childhoods”, an inquiry has found. Lady Smith, chair of the Scottish Child
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A stepmother accused of cruelly abusing, poisoning and murdering a six-year-old boy has told a jury she blamed the child for problems in her increasingly troubled relationship with his father.
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Concerns have been raised that a significant proportion of health checks for new babies are still occurring online. A new report highlights how many appointments are still being held virtually
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