A £448 million government initiative to fix problem neighbours has had “no significant impact”, according to a leading think-tank. The Troubled Families Programme, launched in the wake of riots in
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Updated advice on how to work with parents who have learning difficulties has been issued by the Working Together with Parents Network (WPTN), led by the University of Bristol. Government
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Court of Appeal judges are to stop hearing some challenges to decisions made in local family courts. People unhappy about rulings by local family court judges have traditionally been able
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Five children are to be taken from the care of a woman after a family court judge concluded that she had caused them emotional harm. Judge Simon Wood said the
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A scheme to help children with mental health and behavioural problems, and their families, is to be extended. The Scottish Government is providing £200,000 of funding to extend the Functional
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Cafcass has announced several new tools and resources to support case analysis when working with children and families. This follows a review to identify where they could make improvements to
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A new initiative has been launched in Northern Ireland to highlight the support that is available for family members who are affected by a loved one’s drinking and/or drug misuse
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Children are held in youth prisons as far as 187 miles (300km) from home, a report has revealed. Inspectors found that young inmates in custody further from home had fewer
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More new-style family courts which feature lawyer-free hearings should be opened, ministers have been told. Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs) are benefiting mothers and helping families re-unite, research by
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A local authority has spent more than £1m housing homeless families in Travelodge hotel rooms. Peterborough City Council confirmed it had run out of hostel beds and B&B rooms to
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