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Disabled woman who ‘hates’ being in care facility should be allowed to return home, judge rules

By Brian Farmer, Reporter6th January 2023News England

A disabled woman who “hates” being in a care facility and wants to go home has won a fight in a specialist court. The woman is diabetic and has mental

Council threatens legal action over asylum seekers being housed in seaside hotels

By Callum Parke, Reporter5th January 2023News England

Another local authority has threatened legal action over the housing of asylum seekers in hotels and accused the Home Office of persistently breaking planning rules. East Lindsey District Council has

Children in care moved home over Christmas period at rate of almost 80 a day

By Nina Lloyd, Reporter3rd January 20234th January 2023News England

Children in care were forced to move home over the Christmas period last year at a rate of almost 80 youngsters a day, new research suggests. Become, a charity for

Man ‘feels imprisoned’ in hospital because no alternative accommodation can be found

By Brian Farmer, Reporter19th December 202219th December 2022News England

A man with physical and mental health problems is “living” in a hospital even though he is fit to leave, a judge in a specialist court has heard. Lawyers representing

Child sex offender who ‘poses risk’ is able to make own decisions about his care – judge

By Brian Farmer, Reporter15th December 2022News England

A convicted child sex offender who “poses a risk” has the mental capacity to make decisions about his care and support, a judge has decided after a hearing in a

Regulator reports ‘widespread failings’ at housing association linked to Awaab Ishak’s death

By Jemma Crew, Reporter15th December 2022News England

A watchdog has found “widespread failings” at the housing association that owned the flat where two-year-old Awaab Ishak was exposed to mould. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) made “incorrect assumptions” about

‘Significant staffing challenges’ in children’s care homes with many leaving for retail work – Ofsted

By Aine Fox, Reporter13th December 2022News England

Care workers in children’s homes are leaving for jobs in retail or hospitality as the social care sector faces “significant staffing challenges”, a report has concluded. Staff shortages lead to

Father who objected to female social worker assessing son loses appeal to appoint man instead

By Brian Farmer, Reporter7th December 2022News England

A man who is embroiled in a family court dispute with his estranged wife and objected to a female social worker investigating issues relating to their eight-year-old son has lost

Two men guilty of decades of abuse involving 28 children at Kerelaw residential school

By Laura McKellar, Reporter3rd December 2022News Scotland

Two Ayrshire men who worked at a residential school for troubled children have been found guilty of abusing 28 pupils at the High Court in Glasgow. Matthew George, 73, and

Engage: Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem

By Anders Bach-Mortensen, Benjamin Goodair and Jane Barlow, University of Oxfor1st December 2022Engage

The John Lewis Christmas ad has been an annual, headline-grabbing event in the UK since the retailer first launched a seasonal TV campaign in 2007. To date it has variously

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Disabled woman who ‘hates’ being in care facility should be allowed to return home, judge rules

Council threatens legal action over asylum seekers being housed in seaside hotels

Child sex offender who ‘poses risk’ is able to make own decisions about his care – judge

Two men guilty of decades of abuse involving 28 children at Kerelaw residential school

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Tag: Local Authorities

Disabled woman who ‘hates’ being in care facility should be allowed to return home, judge rules

Council threatens legal action over asylum seekers being housed in seaside hotels

Children in care moved home over Christmas period at rate of almost 80 a day

Man ‘feels imprisoned’ in hospital because no alternative accommodation can be found

Child sex offender who ‘poses risk’ is able to make own decisions about his care – judge

Regulator reports ‘widespread failings’ at housing association linked to Awaab Ishak’s death

‘Significant staffing challenges’ in children’s care homes with many leaving for retail work – Ofsted

Father who objected to female social worker assessing son loses appeal to appoint man instead

Two men guilty of decades of abuse involving 28 children at Kerelaw residential school

Engage: Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem