Family courts urged to change stance towards fathers who abuse women
Family courts need to stop believing the “myth” that men with a history of abusing women can be good fathers, an MP has said. Labour’s Angela Smith said the “discredited”
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Under-fire Troubled Families initiative has helped thousands, says minister
Ministers have rejected claims the Government’s Troubled Families initiative has been “a failure” and insisted it was successful. The Government was forced to defend the flagship programme after criticism was
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Judge orders adoption for children as parents have ‘insurmountable’ learning difficulties
Three children whose loving parents have “insurmountable” learning difficulties must be placed for adoption, a family court judge has ruled. Judge Anthony Cleary said council social services staff had worked
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Webwatch: i-HOP – New Barnardo’s toolkit to help children of prisoners
A free information service to help the children and families of prisoners in England and Wales has been launched by children’s charity, Barnardo’s. i-HOP (Information Hub on Offenders’ families with
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Most senior family court judge to decide future of three-year-old girl
The most senior family court judge in England and Wales has been asked to make decisions about the future of a three-year-old girl who has been at the centre of
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Ministers defend care system after ‘forced adoption’ comments
Ministers have defended the care system after a former Liberal Democrat MP said council social services departments in England and Wales were “under pressure” to get children adopted. John Hemming,
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Ministers warned childcare in Scotland remains unsuitable for working parents
Childcare provision in most parts of Scotland remains unsuitable for working parents, according to a parent-led campaign group. A survey of local authorities by the Fair Funding for our Kids
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Troubled Families scheme report ‘suppressed’ over ‘no discernible impact’ claim
Ministers have been accused of suppressing a critical evaluation of the Government’s Troubled Families initiative which cast doubt on the effectiveness of the programme. The initiative, launched in the wake
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Lancaster University leads scoping study into national family justice observatory
A scoping study, aiming to explore the feasibility of establishing a new national family justice observatory, is being led by a team from Lancaster University. The scoping study was commissioned
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Family, friends and work seen as having biggest impact on mental wellbeing
Nine in ten people say they are confident they know what it means to have good mental wellbeing according to a new report from NatCen’s British Social Attitudes survey. The
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