Council social services bosses have come under fire from a High Court judge over the way they handled the case of a 14-year-old boy with “complex needs” who left his
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An investigation into how a 17-year-old girl became the first child in more than 20 years to take her life in a secure children’s home has concluded that her death
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The Home Office is “unduly heavy-handed” when dealing with children as young as 10 who are claiming their right to British citizenship, politicians have warned. Parliament’s Human Rights Committee expressed
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Unaccompanied child asylum seekers are in danger of not getting the care they need due to a breakdown in Government plans to support them, it has been claimed. The situation
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Children’s homes in parts of the country are calling the police as many as 200 times a year, charity research suggests. The Howard League for Penal Reform warned its latest
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A teenager with a history of self-harming was found unconscious at her secure home before being declared dead, an inquest has heard. A jury at Crook Civic Centre heard how
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The UK’s first Secure School will open late next year, operated by a global education charity. Oasis Charitable Trust, which runs 52 academies across England, will manage the first institution
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Inspectors have identified key strengths in the way children and young people in need of care and protection are supported in Edinburgh. In a report published today, the Care Inspectorate
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A man who refuses to register his son’s birth because he does not want the State to control the youngster has lost a High Court fight. Council social services bosses
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A joint study by researchers at the Universities of York and Stirling has found that 90% of children in Scotland who go into care when aged five or under have
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