A man shot in a double murder at an outdoor lockdown party was an “intuitive and compassionate” children’s home worker, Manchester’s council leader has said. Social care professional Abayomi Ajose,
Read MoreThe number of children needing foster care has risen by 44% during the coronavirus pandemic, creating a “state of emergency”, a children’s charity said. Meanwhile, the number of people looking
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The families of disabled children have been “abandoned” during lockdown, leading charities have warned after a new survey found that support has dried up for many families. Three quarters (76%)
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The unknown surge in demand for children’s services predicted when the lockdown is over has been described as a wave “gathering pace beneath the surface” that could have a widespread
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Migrant children are being detained at airports in inadequate conditions – without fresh air and natural light for more than a day, according to a report. The Independent Monitoring Board
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MPs have voted to keep emergency coronavirus regulations linked to vulnerable youngsters despite warnings they introduced a “significant” relaxation of protections. Shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey (pictured) said the Government’s
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Child protection cases may “surge” as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased, the most senior family judge in England and Wales has warned. The president of the Family Division, Sir Andrew
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A children’s charity has reported a 1,100% increase in applications for its emergency cash fund during the first week of the coronavirus lockdown. Aberlour Child Care Trust said many families
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The Prime Minister has been urged by the NSPCC to get on with regulation of social networks, as the number of online grooming crimes topped 10,000. Under freedom of information
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Waltham Forest Council has backed the recommendations made in a Serious Case Review, published today (Tuesday 26 May 2020), looking into the murder of 14-year-old Jaden Moodie. Jaden Moodie (pictured)
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