Jury out in trial of man accused of murdering foster carer in arson attack
The jury has been sent out to consider its verdicts in the trial of a small-time cocaine dealer accused of murdering a widow who had fostered more than 50 children.
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Local authority wins appeal over damages awarded in foster care case
A local authority has won its appeal against a decision to award £20,000 damages to a couple whose eight children were wrongly kept in foster care. The proceedings were sparked
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Minister O’Neill launches public consultation on the draft Adoption and Children Bill
Northern Ireland Health Minister, Michelle O’Neill, has launched a 12 week public consultation on a draft Adoption and Children Bill. The Bill will modernise the legal framework for adoption in
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Report: Publication of Northern Ireland Care Leavers 2015/16
The Department of Health published a statistical bulletin summarising information on care leavers in the north of Ireland who left care during the year ending 31 March 2016. Care Leavers
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Foster carer had no support for six years following dispute with LB Tower Hamlets
A family and friends foster carer who took on three vulnerable children after their mother was unable to care for them, failed to get council support for the arrangement for
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Prejudice and bullying against children in care explored in Childhood Studies conference
Many inspirational figures in popular culture – from Harry Potter to Superman – were fostered, adopted or institutionalised as youngsters. Wider recognition of this could help to dispel prejudice against
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‘Serious and systemic flaws’ in joint investigation of foster care of two children
Police and social services staff have come under fire from a High Court judge who said there were systemic flaws in a joint investigation relating to two children. Mr Justice
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Children removed from mother after social workers concern over ‘behaviour boundaries’
Two children were taken from their mother’s care after social workers raised concerns about her inability to provide behaviour boundaries. The woman’s seven-year-old son has gone into foster care and
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Flawed social work assessment separates mother and adopted child for nearly five years
A Northamptonshire mother was separated from her adopted child for almost five years because of faults in a social worker’s assessment, the Local Government Ombudsman has said. The child had
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Major concern over national shortage of foster care places for refugee children
A national shortage of foster care places has been identified as a major concern for councils caring for increasing numbers of refugee children. Town halls have seen a jump in
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