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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Schools will be asked for their views on funding for children with complex needs, the Education Secretary will announce today. In a speech at the National Association of Head Teachers
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The Government should look at making failure to immunise children a “criminal offence”, a Labour MP said as the Commons discussed tackling the rise of “vaccine hesitancy”. During a debate
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Victims of rape should not be forced to choose between their privacy and the pursuit of justice, Kezia Dugdale has said. The Scottish Labour MSP said every effort must be
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A new law ensuring safe levels of staffing in health and care has been passed unanimously at Holyrood. The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Bill was put forward following concerns
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The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has called on the Westminster Government to halt imminent changes to Pension Credit and Housing Benefit Eligibility due to concerns about the impact they
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A group of MPs has referred the Home Office to the equalities watchdog over the Windrush scandal, urging an investigation into whether British citizens were unlawfully discriminated against on the
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An official criminal records checking scheme is relying on a 17-year-old system after a modernisation drive was hit by delays, according to a Commons report. The Disclosure and Barring Service
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Children’s services in England are “at breaking point” and need more than £3 billion in additional Government funding over the years to 2025, a parliamentary report has warned. The report
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