Parents can go online to find out what childcare they are eligible for under plans which will see nurseries expanded to provide more places and funding given to councils for
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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s legal team has said it believes the “majority” of WhatsApp messages shared among Scottish Government officials during the pandemic “have not been retained”. As part of
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Senior MP Crispin Blunt has been suspended by the Tories after being arrested on suspicion of rape and the possession of controlled substances. The former minister, 63, identified himself as
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The Government purchased a former prison earmarked for asylum-seeker accommodation for £9 million more than it was bought for a year earlier, it has been claimed. Former HMP Northeye (pictured),
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Scotland’s minister for Children and Young People has announced six locations which will be used as test sites for a child protection service. Natalie Don, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire North
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Almost four million people, including more than a million children, experienced the most extreme form of poverty last year in the UK, according to a new report which describes such
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A lack of tailored support has led to children with special needs being taught in school cupboards, ministers have been told. The claim about the lack of special educational needs
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The Health Secretary has told NHS managers to stop recruiting for jobs focused solely on promoting diversity and inclusion. In a letter to the heads of Integrated Care Boards –
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A major children’s charity has accused the Government of failing young victims of sexual abuse by having given only a “piecemeal” and “underwhelming” response a year after the final report
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Government advisers referred to Rishi Sunak as “Dr Death” during the pandemic, WhatsApp messages shown to the Covid-19 Inquiry have revealed. The inquiry also heard that putting the country into
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