High Court backs Irish social workers in family court litigation
A woman who left Wales and travelled to the Republic of Ireland when pregnant after her first son was taken into council care is facing fresh family court litigation in
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Council youth worker embraces new-found fame as Harry Kane lookalike
A council worker has embraced his new-found fame as Harry Kane’s doppelganger. Danny McLaughlin says he gets stopped in the street by people mistaking him for the England footballer and
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Council told to apologise to mother who was victim of honour-based violence
A council has been told to apologise for acting unfairly towards a mother who wanted to move her son to a new school after she was the victim of “honour”-based
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Ministers accused of ‘complacency’ over unsustainable £5 billion local council funding gap
Ministers have been accused of complacency by MPs in the face of a looming cash crisis for local councils in England. The Commons Public Accounts Committee warned authorities were facing
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English court approves sexually-abused girl’s placement at specialist unit in rural Scotland
An English High Court judge has approved the placement of a sexually-abused 14-year-old girl at a specialist unit in a rural area of Scotland. The youngster had endured a “damaged
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New deprivation of liberty legislation launched as number of applications hits record high
The NHS will be able to make decisions to deprive people of their liberty under new law, health officials have announced. The current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) system has
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Council granted injunction after social worker mislaid notebook containing sensitive information
Council bosses took legal action after a social worker mislaid a notebook containing sensitive information about families he was working with. Bosses at Derby City Council discovered that Gideon Zeti’s
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Council leaders warn local services on ‘brink of collapse’ without urgent funding
Local services are on the brink of collapse and will be damaged beyond recognition if the Government fails to plug an £8 billion funding gap, council leaders have warned. Chancellor
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Fresh calls for action on abortion clinic buffer zones after high court ruling
The Government faces renewed calls for buffer zones around abortion clinics after a High Court judge upheld a ban on protests outside a London facility. Ealing Council was the first
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Nearly all Council leaders believe tax rises required to solve social care crisis
Nearly all of England’s council leaders believe there is a major funding crisis in social care and want national taxes ploughed into sorting it out, according to a study. More
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