A man whose children were taken from his care has been given a suspended nine-month jail term by a judge after posting material online which identified the youngsters. Matthew John
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Social workers have halted a four-year attempt to teach a woman who gave birth when she was a teenager how to be a good parent. They had arranged for mother
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Campaigners have welcomed a ruling by the UK’s highest court in the case of a mother-of-four forced into homelessness after she was unable to afford her rent. Terryann Samuels was
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Social services bosses have halted family court proceedings against the parents of an injured baby after specialists concluded that the little boy had probably been accidentally hurt. The infant suffered
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More than 1,700 people are facing legal action over debts for their social care, a new study suggests. Research by the GMB union indicated that 130,000 people are “trapped” in
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Ministers must use “everything in their power” to ensure a troubled council does not fail children again following the murder of two youngsters, Labour has said. Shadow communities secretary Andrew
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Opportunities were lost to break up a child abuse ring when information about two girls being exploited in Huddersfield was not followed up, according to a report. A review into
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A council that sends children to foster care hundreds of miles away has apologised after giving incorrect information to an MSP. Highland Council initially suggested it relocated foster children up
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Council social service bosses have failed to persuade a High Court judge to place a 17-year-old youth at risk because of his involvement in gang activity in secure accommodation. Social
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Children from the Highlands in foster care are being placed up to 500 miles (805km) away from their birthplace, an investigation has found. Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP Kate Forbes
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