A paranoid schizophrenic who killed three elderly men but was cleared of murder by reason of insanity has taken legal action after trial jurors raised concern about “failings in care”,
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Fewer than half of councils serving some of England’s poorest communities are confident they will meet their budgets this year, a survey has found. In a dire warning of the
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The large funding gap for adult social care is a great concern, MPs have said as they told of their disappointment in the Government for not setting out “clear milestones”
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A mother has been jailed for 27 years and her partner has been ordered to serve at least 32 years in prison for killing nine-year-old Alfie Steele, who was repeatedly
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Neighbours had raised concerns for months before a nine-year-old boy was killed by his mother and her partner, who have been convicted over his death, with a safeguarding review now
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Some aspects of the City of Edinburgh Council’s short-term let licensing policy are “unlawful”, a judge has ruled. Landlords and a property marketing company (the petitioners) took legal action against
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A new National Care Service (NCS) could be launched on the 80th anniversary of the NHS – but there is no “quick fix for our social care emergency”, a report
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Outsourcing children’s care placements to private providers is associated with worse outcomes for young people, a study has suggested. Local authorities that rely most on outsourcing to for-profit providers for
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A mother and father who murdered their “perfect” baby son on Christmas Day have been jailed for life and will serve respective minimum terms of 27 and 29 years. Shannon
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A children’s agency which was involved in the decision to hand Finley Boden back to his parents weeks before they murdered him has said that “everyone involved” thought the pair
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