Married man, 54, jailed for grooming and sexually exploiting 15-year-old girl
A 54-year-old married man has been jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of having sex with a 15-year-old girl – but the court heard his wife is standing
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True scale of alleged abuse in council foster care may never be known due to poor record keeping
The true scale of alleged child abuse in local authority foster care may never be revealed due to historic issues with record keeping, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard. Opening
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Woman murdered boy she hoped to adopt as ‘frustration turned to hostility’, court hears
A woman murdered a 12-month-old boy she was hoping to adopt as her frustration with him turned to hostility, a court has heard. Leiland-James Corkill was placed with Laura Castle,
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Report into neglected child who had ‘arms taped up’ in cot finds ‘significant failings by professionals’
A severely neglected and chronically underweight 17-month-old child was taken into care only after a contractor reported seeing the youngster in a cot “with their arms taped up” in a
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Government announce new Family Hubs funding for 75 councils to help most vulnerable
Councils will be funded through a multimillion-pound package to open new Family Hubs to help some of the most vulnerable families, the Government announced on Saturday. In total, 75 councils
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Campaign group loses case over sufficient ‘in area’ accommodation for children in care
A campaign organisation has lost a High Court fight after complaining about children in council care being placed in facilities outside their home area. The Good Law Project had taken
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Scottish child abuse inquiry to begin hearing evidence on abuse of foster care children in May
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry will begin hearing evidence into the abuse of children in foster care in May. During the first phase of the foster care case study, which
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Charity chief ‘over the moon’ as paperwork completed to take 52 Ukrainian orphans to Scotland
A group of orphaned Ukrainian children could soon be heading for “sanctuary” in Scotland after the necessary paperwork was completed to allow them to travel to the UK. Steven Carr,
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Theatre company to give voice to women who have multiple children removed to care system
Newcastle-based Open Clasp Theatre is launching its new performance, Lasagna, with £1 tickets to bring about change for mothers who have lost multiple children to care. Lasagna was created during
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Ukrainian orphans stuck in Poland after flight to London delayed over paperwork
A group of Ukrainian orphans due to fly to the UK after fleeing war in their home country are stuck in Poland after a key piece of paperwork was not
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