Judge admonishes social worker over witness statement evidence in fostering case
A social worker who said a woman was failing to meet her son’s “emotional needs” because she had not taken him out for an ice cream and did not get
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Boy who slipped into coma after being given drug removed from family care
A little boy who slipped into a coma after being given a “potentially life-threatening” dose of a drug used in the treatment of epilepsy must live with a foster carer,
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Majority of looked after children in Wales experiencing high levels of placement stability
Most children and young people in care in Wales are doing well, with over three quarters experiencing a high level of placement stability, new research published today shows. The Welsh
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Lewisham couple jailed after being caught on CCTV viciously abusing three young children
A couple who were caught on CCTV subjecting three young children in their care to a litany of abuse, including vicious beatings, biting and even sucking on their faces, have
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Press watchdog rules newspaper distorted coverage of Muslim foster care case
An article in the Times which claimed a judge ruled that a Christian child must be removed from a Muslim foster home was a “distortion”, the press watchdog has ruled.
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Mother who failed ‘unimpeachable’ hair-strand drug test fears losing son to adoption
A woman who failed a hair-strand drug test fears that she will soon have to say goodbye to her three-year-old son after losing a roller-coaster battle over his care. The
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Parson Green tube bomber jailed for minimum of 34 years
A “ruthless” teenage asylum seeker has been jailed for at least 34 years for planting the Parsons Green Tube bomb which injured 51 passengers. Iraqi Ahmed Hassan, who claims to
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Council apologies over social service failings in dealings with Parsons Green bomber
A council has said sorry over failings in its dealings with Parsons Green bomber Ahmed Hassan. The 18-year-old, who lived in Sunbury, Surrey, told immigration officials he had trained with
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First guidance launched for Muslims to dispel belief adoption is forbidden
New guidance to dispel myths around fostering and adopting has been launched in a bid to boost the number of Muslims helping children in care. The first Islamic Guidance Document
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Boy who suffered flea bites at infested home taken from parents’ care
A nine-year-old boy said to have suffered repeated flea bites because his home was infested must be taken from his parents’ care, a family court judge has ruled. Council social
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