Concerns have been raised about choice of a former High Court judge to oversee the Government’s inquiry into allegations of an establishment cover-up of child sex abuse. Baroness Butler-Sloss (pictured)
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Six per cent of people in need of adult social care feel socially isolated and have little contact with friends, family or neighbours, according a survey from the Health and
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Following a recent whistleblowing incident, three members of staff have been suspended from work, pending a police investigation, at MacIntyre’s School at Wingrave, Buckinghamshire. Sarah Burslem, Managing Director, said “After
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Fourteen charities which provide services in Cornwall will have funding stopped in July affecting hundreds of vulnerable adults across the county. Some of the providers affected include Cornwall Stroke Support,
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An independent inquiry is to investigate the handling by public bodies of allegations of child sex abuse, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced. The announcement in the House of Commons
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The Home Secretary, Theresa May, is to address MPs over allegations of organised child sex abuse at Westminster in the 1980s. Mrs May will give details of the probe as
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Young people say social care professionals must be consistent, trustworthy and supportive, new research by Action for Children reveals today. Action for Children spoke to young people in care and
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More than 8,000 under-18s were accused of sexual offences against other children in the last two years, according to figures obtained by the NSPCC. The children’s charity contacted 42 police
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Diabetes is becoming a “national health emergency”, a charity has warned as figures suggest that hundreds of people are diagnosed with the condition every day in the UK. Diabetes UK
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Social worker Carole Diane Hobson has been suspended from the HCPC Register for breaching confidentiality, keeping inadequate records and failing to take timely action whilst working as a Family Court
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