New figures published by the Mental Welfare Commission show a rise of 12.5% in existing guardianship orders in Scotland, to 12,082 at March 2017. These orders are granted by a
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A woman with a severe learning disability who gave birth to a boy after probably being raped should be given contraception, a senior judge has ruled following a hearing in
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A 79-year-old woman left brain damaged and severely physically disabled following a stroke has died following a life-support treatment ruling by a judge in a specialist court. Mr Justice Cobb
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Seven men have denied child cruelty and indecent assault offences dating back to the 1980s at a children’s home. The charges relate to allegations of abuse of youngsters at Wisteria
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A devout Christian was lawfully thrown off a Sheffield University social work course after being accused of posting derogatory comments about homosexuals and bisexuals on a Facebook page, a judge
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A challenge at the UK’s highest court over the legality of Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law has concluded. Seven Supreme Court justices in London will give a ruling on the
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Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law is set to come under scrutiny at the UK’s highest court. The case centres on the current law which makes it an offence for a
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Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law criminalises “exceptionally vulnerable” women and girls and subjects them to “inhuman and degrading” treatment, the UK’s highest court has heard. A QC told a panel
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Proposed new sentencing guidelines for domestic abuse cases could see harsher punishments handed out for the crimes, a Commons report suggests. MPs said there is likely to be some “inflationary”
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A woman has been jailed for the “truly abhorrent” sexual abuse of an 11-year-old boy. Dawn Davies, 36, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to 15 years after a jury
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