Council social services bosses are waiting for a High Court judge to make findings about the cause of death of a 10-year-old girl whose body was found in her bedroom
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Council social services bosses say they are trying to arrange a care package for a woman with mental health difficulties after a judge said she had “effectively been detained” in
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Communities are facing a “serious shortfall” in children’s health visitors, council leaders have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents 370 councils in England and Wales, said investment is
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Legislation governing the treatment of people with mental health issues will be reviewed, Scotland’s Mental Health Minister has announced. Clare Haughey said Scotland’s Mental Health Act was “groundbreaking” when it
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A 56-year-old woman with complex physical and mental health problems cannot be allowed to leave a care facility and return to her flat, a judge in a specialist court has
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An initiative aimed at helping families with complex problems has cut the proportion of children going into care and the number of juvenile convictions, Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has said.
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A family court judge has spelled out why councils should be named in rulings on cases involving applications for children to be taken from the care of their parents. Judge
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A blind 98-year-old Second World War veteran who became embroiled in a High Court battle because he wanted to leave a care facility is back at home, a judge has
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A teenage girl groomed and sexually exploited by a group of “predatory men” is embroiled in family court litigation after giving birth. The youngster and her baby are both in
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A woman who does not know that her estranged teenage child has cancer must remain in the dark, a High Court judge says. Mr Justice Hayden imposed an information ban
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