Councils face £300m funding gap to help young homeless, says charity
Councils in England are more than £300 million short of the funding they need to help all of the young people coming to them who are facing homelessness, according to
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Disadvantaged children who lived near Sure Start centres ‘achieved better GCSEs’
Children living near Sure Start centres in their first five years of life performed better in their GCSEs than others, according to a new report whose author warns the current
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Councils failing to deal with equal pay claims could lead to disaster – union
The First Minister has been warned that local councils’ refusal to engage with equal pay claims could have “disastrous” consequences for Scottish communities. GMB Scotland has called on Humza Yousaf
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Politicians urged to invest in early intervention services after rise in child cruelty crimes
A rise in child cruelty crimes in England since the pandemic must prompt politicians to commit to investing in early intervention services, a coalition of charities has said. Crimes against
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Finley Boden: Children’s services sorry they were unable to prevent baby’s death
Children’s services have apologised after a review found safeguarding practice was inadequate in the final weeks of the life of a baby murdered not long after being handed back to
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Special educational needs system ‘on its knees’ as Keegan admits struggle for right support
The Education Secretary has acknowledged parents are having to “fight to get the right support” for children with special educational needs, days after figures showed around two in three special
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Public satisfaction with social care services hits new low, according to survey
Public satisfaction with social care services has dropped to a new low according to a survey, prompting a call for the next government to “take a strong step forward” and
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‘Patchwork funding and short-notice announcements’ undermining social care, MPs say
A new report from MPs has warned that the Department of Health and Social Care is failing to provide the leadership required to deliver a social care sector sufficient to
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Alarm over rise in refugees sleeping rough after Home Office evictions
Hundreds of refugees faced the prospect of being left exposed to life-threatening temperatures in London after being evicted from Home Office accommodation, figures suggest. Information shared with the PA news
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Social care facing profound problems as reforms ‘consistently dodged’, think tank warns
The next government has been urged to make social care a priority after years of reform being “consistently dodged or delayed”, a thinktank has said. In its annual Social Care
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