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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A mother whose baby was murdered by the woman who was trying to adopt him has said council authorities should take some responsibility for his death. Laura Corkill told the
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The Government should formally apologise to unmarried women who were “railroaded” into unwanted adoptions between the 1950s and 1970s, MPs and peers have said. The Joint Committee on Human Rights
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System-wide failings are damaging the educational outcomes of children in care, according to a new report. The Commons’ education committee report finds that looked-after children are receiving an “unacceptable” education,
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A former soldier’s head and hands were held down on a hot cooker and he was lied to about his real family, an inquiry has heard. Stewart Wilson was one
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