Foster care FAI: ‘Conscientious’ social worker defends actions
The social worker involved in the placement of a boy who stabbed foster carer Dawn McKenzie to death has defended his actions in the lead up to the tragedy. The
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Foster care FAI hears boy was upset over fathers identity
The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a foster carer has heard about the circumstances leading up to incident in June 2011. Yesterday, the inquiry heard how the
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Foster care FAI hears good practice not followed
A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a foster carer has heard that the way a foster placement was sourced was not good practice. The FAI is dealing
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Social worker ‘fond’ of child who stabbed foster carer
A social worker allocated to a boy in the years before he killed his foster carer has told an inquiry he was fond of the child. Scott McCabe described the
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Inquiry hears from husband of murdered foster carer
A woman killed by her 13-year-old foster child was a kind and caring person who had an affinity with children, her husband has told an inquiry. Dawn McKenzie, 34, was
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Committee calls for transparency over salary of abuse inquiry head
Home Secretary Theresa May has been criticised by MPs for refusing to release details of the salary of the new head of the inquiry into historic child sex abuse. The
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Judge Goddard says abuse probe ‘could take up to four years’
The new head of a long-delayed inquiry into institutionalised child sex abuse has suggested it could take up to four years to complete and hopes to start work in early
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Wales should have abuse panel voice says Drakeford
Wales’ Health and Social Services Minister, Mark Drakeford has called on the UK Government to ensure Wales is fully represented on the independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. In
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New child abuse inquiry chair to be named
Theresa May is expected to announce the new chair of the troubled child abuse inquiry following the resignations of two previous holders of the post. The Home Secretary has also
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New Zealand judge to head government child abuse probe
New Zealand High Court judge Lowell Goddard has been named as chair of the troubled child abuse inquiry. Home Secretary Theresa May said Justice Goddard had been selected after a
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