Case review for woman who had son taken from her care after failing drug test
A woman whose son was taken from her care after she failed one in a series of drug tests is to have her case reviewed by Court of Appeal judges.
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Report: CUTS – The impact of austerity on fostered children & families that care for them
The wellbeing of children living in foster care is under threat from Government funding cuts to local authority budgets in England, The Fostering Network is warning following a survey of
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Local authority concern over child refugees aged six ‘arriving alone in Britain’
Children as young as six are arriving in Britain without their parents to claim asylum, it has emerged. The disclosure came as local authority officials gave evidence to a Lords
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Woman loses appeal court ruling after social workers raised concerns over child names
A woman who wants to name her daughter “Cyanide” and her son “Preacher” has lost the latest round of a court fight after social workers raised concerns. The woman, who
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Corbyn: Poor families ‘socially cleansed’ out of cities by Tory housing policies
Poorer families face being “socially cleansed” out of the cities they live in under Tory housing policies, Jeremy Corbyn claimed as he prepared to face his first major electoral test.
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Rio Ferdinand kicks off campaign against youth service cuts
Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has kicked off a campaign to stop cuts to youth services. He is fighting Government proposals to slash resources for children through the Rio Ferdinand
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Ex-MP criticises judge for family court secrecy in child protection case
A judge has decided that the identities of everyone involved in a family court case she oversaw must stay secret – including the lawyers. Local authority social services bosses asked
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Councils ‘spent more than £200m on staff settlements, most with gagging orders’
Councils have spent more than £200 million on settlements with staff – most of which include “gagging orders”, an investigation has found. Over the past five years, 17,571 “compromise agreements”
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Nicky Morgan calls for bids for £200M children’s services funding pot
Town halls will be offered cash incentives as part of an overhaul of social services for troubled children, the Education Secretary has announced. Nicky Morgan has urged councils and charities
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Councils warn National Living Wage could bring care services to breaking point
Care services for the elderly and disabled could hit breaking point with the introduction of the new National Living Wage (NLW), councils say. Town councils, who have battled against a
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