CONTROVERSIAL plans to charge parents who put their children into care have been delayed by four months – but council chiefs still say they want to introduce it. As from

A HAYLE care home is to close with the loss of 45 jobs after the owners claimed the high cost of nursing had left them with no choice but to

The report also stated governance was not effective and as a result the YOS had failed to implement recommendations from previous inspections. Croydon Youth Offending Service needs to improve how

A mother and her partner have been found guilty of murdering her four-year-old child by beating and starving him over several months. Daniel Pelka died after “incomprehensible” cruelty at the

Magdelena Luczak put her use of cannabis, amphetamines and alcohol, and her “intense” love for Mariusz Krezolek, before even the most basic needs of her four-year-old son, Daniel Pelka. Despite

Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has announced plans to shake up the way social care data is collected from local authorities. On Friday he revealed an overhaul of the

Residents of a Cornish care home are “shocked and upset” after its owners confirmed the facility is to close on 7 August due to financial difficulties. About 45 jobs will

A YORK nursery, which sacked a whistleblower after she raised concerns about children’s safety with social services, is closing. Kaleidoscope says that with ‘‘great sadness’’ its City Nursery in The

Social workers are in “desperate need” of specialist training in how to spot the warning signs that a child is being targeted for sexual abuse online, according to a survey

There has been a 23 per cent rise in Manchester youngsters on child protection plans in the past year, according to an internal report. It mirrors a steep annual increase