Charity critical of councils use of B&Bs for young care leavers
More than half of councils in England have placed children leaving care in the past year in bed and breakfasts for at least 28 days, figures show. The figure of
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42,000 under 65s have early-onset dementia – more than double previous estimate
More than twice as many people in the UK develop dementia under the age of 65 than previously thought, according to new figures. More than 42,000 people are suffering from
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West Bromwich care worker charged with attempted murder
A care worker has been charged with attempted murder after staff and residents at an old people’s home were taken ill. Melissa Swift is further accused of making threats to
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New report urges action on UK’s railway runaway children
More must be done to tackle the problem of hundreds of runaway children found in and around railway stations, a report by MPs has said. In one recent 17-month period,
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Lord Mayor named as Butler-Sloss replacement on child abuse probe
The lord mayor of the City of London, Fiona Woolf, has been named as the chair of the independent inquiry commissioned by the Government into historic child sex abuse. Ms
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Deprivation of Liberty applications rise for the fourth year
The number of completed Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) applications have risen for the fourth year running, according to new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). During
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Manchester’s child protection services downgraded to ‘inadequate’
Manchester’s child protection services have been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ by government inspectors. A report from Ofsted found Manchester City Council took ‘insufficient action’ to address local problems, which saw 486
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Charity calls on PM to establish stand-alone inquiry into Rotherham abuse
The national charity 4Children has written to the Prime Minister calling for him to establish a new high level, stand-alone inquiry into the extent of Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham
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Rotherham: Councillors pass vote of no confidence in police boss
Beleaguered South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner (PCC) Shaun Wright has been urged to resign by councillors in the biggest local authority in his area as they unanimously passed a
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Lack of suitable housing costing the NHS millions every year
Unsuitable housing is leaving thousands of older people facing unnecessary delays in being discharged from hospital, according to new analysis by Age UK. Official figures show that patients who need
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