Social workers to Skype young brothers in family dispute who were taken to Iraq
Social workers are set to Skype two brothers at the centre of family court litigation after being taken to Iraq. A judge says he wants to hear what the boys,
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Parents can go days without interacting with their children, charity warns
Parents are failing to spend enough time with their children, with some admitting they can go days without proper interaction, a charity is warning. A poll for the British Heart
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MPs urge better child support system amid concerns over single-parent families
Urgent action is needed to improve the child support system amid concerns single-parent families are “slipping through the safety net”, MPs have warned. The Work and Pensions Committee said the
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Resource to help families overcome barriers when loved-one moves into care
Visiting and keeping in touch with loved ones who have moved into a care home is a vital part of family life. And now a new resource has been launched
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Engage: The UK’s hidden homeless – lone women parents most likely to suffer
Growing numbers of women in England are experiencing ‘hidden homelessness’ – living in precarious arrangements without privacy or their own legal living space – according to new research. Women’s homelessness
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Child abuse victims facing long waits for support with many blocked from counselling
Child victims of sex abuse within families are being let down by the system, new research has warned. Young people are often left to report the abuse themselves when authorities
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Labour benefits boost pledge to ‘unsung heroes’ who care for relatives
Around one million “unsung heroes” who care for vulnerable relatives will be given a £10 a week benefits boost under the first year of a Labour government, Jeremy Corbyn will
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Girl should remain with adoptive family in ‘worrying’ south coast care case
A father-of-four has lost the latest round of a “worrying” family court battle over the care of his youngest child. Social workers at Brighton & Hove City Council had raised
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Reporters told to drop ‘custody battle’ term over court child care disputes
Journalists have been told to stop saying children at the centre of care disputes between separated parents are embroiled in “custody battles”. A group, largely made up of specialist lawyers,
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More than 7,500 families ‘have housing benefit cut to 50p per week’
More than 7,500 families have had their housing benefit cut to just 50p a week as a result of the Government’s benefits cap, according to new figures. Official figures obtained
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