The “dysfunctional” youth custody system is failing to provide vulnerable girls with the help they need, a group of watchdogs has warned. Girls and young women faced “significant challenges” when
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Survivors of a notorious British child migrant scheme want answers from the Prince of Wales and his charity after learning their wait for compensation has been delayed by another two
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Councils will receive extra money to incentivise them to move lone migrant children out of hotels and into their care faster, the Government has said. Local authorities that move unaccompanied
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A woman accused of abusing a foster child has admitted making him lick soap but said she only used the belt as punishment four times before she decided to stop.
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A High Court judge has described a shortage of secure accommodation for troubled children in England and Wales as a “national scandal” after being told that 62 youngsters are vying
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Police have started a programme of community outreach to speak with victims of historical institutions for women. Thousands of women and girls in Northern Ireland spent time in mother and
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A former foster child has spoken of his ordeal at the hands of carers as he told an inquiry he was beaten with a belt until he bled. Christopher Scott
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Survivors of mother and baby homes, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses have been urged to speak to police. Detectives are investigating allegations of abuse at the institutions which were formerly run
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The police watchdog has been unable to discover why a 2004 inquiry which identified dozens of alleged child grooming victims and nearly 100 potential suspects was closed down a year
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A woman who murdered a baby she was hoping to adopt previously told a therapist she had anger management issues and drank six bottles of wine a week, a review
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