A baby whose father lives in a “complicated” relationship with two women should be placed for adoption, a family court judge has decided. The man was living with the little
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Grandparents, not council bosses, should have responsibility for two boys who have been at the centre of Family Court litigation, appeal judges have ruled. A Family Court judge had decided
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A foster carer who sued her former agency over allegations that prevented her from working has accepted substantial damages at the High Court. Francine West brought proceedings for defamation, malicious
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A suicide awareness drive is being launched in the Grenfell Tower neighbourhood amid mounting concern about the disaster’s psychological fallout. Kensington and Chelsea Council is spearheading the Ok Not To
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Nearly 200 children a day are being placed on plans to protect them from neglect and abuse, research has found. Children’s services are being “pushed to the brink” by the
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Laura McHarrie, a social worker with Dumfries and Galloway Council, has won the Andrew Cornwell Memorial Award for the highest performing graduate in The Open University’s social work programme in
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A family court judge has criticised social services staff over their handing of a case involving an injured baby, but kept the name of the council they work for secret.
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Four out of five council workers have no confidence in the future of local services because of spending cuts, new research reveals. A study by Unison found that most local
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Adult social care spending is 9% lower than a decade ago, despite councils pumping extra cash into the system at the expense of other services, a new report has warned.
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A social worker who said a woman was failing to meet her son’s “emotional needs” because she had not taken him out for an ice cream and did not get
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