Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has said she is cutting the maximum financial sanctions for benefit claimants in a drive to ensure the system is “fair and compassionate” for
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Children at risk of being targeted by gangs or violent crime will get additional support from a new Government programme. Youngsters in danger of criminal or sexual exploitation will have
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Theresa May has faced calls to establish an independent public inquiry to examine a now-closed detention centre that was described as a “living hell” for young prisoners. Labour’s Laura Pidcock
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Holyrood has passed legislation which will prevent primary school-age children from being treated as criminals. MSPs unanimously backed a new law raising the age of criminal responsibility from the current
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Sexual harassment will be included in the Government’s latest strategy to tackle violence against women and girls. Ministers have agreed that sexual harassment “creates an environment in which violence against
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Potential jurors in the case of the man known as “Nick” who is accused of fabricating his claims about a Westminster VIP paedophile ring have been told it will be
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There are calls for stricter enforcement for GPs as MPs heard people without ID or proof of residence are being denied healthcare. Health minister Jackie Doyle-Price told MPs that, while
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A Ukip candidate in the European elections is being investigated by police after releasing a video suggesting he might rape Labour MP Jess Phillips. Carl Benjamin, who had previously come
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Rising knife crime could be linked to cuts to youth services in England with some local authorities’ spending slashed by up to 91% over three years, new research suggests. Analysis
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Fewer than one in five survivors of child sexual abuse feels their needs were met by NHS mental health services, a new report has found. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
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