Local authorities are failing to provide financial and practical support to many care leavers at university and higher education colleges, research has found. Too many care leavers are not receiving

Welfare will be at the heart of political battles in the run up to the 2015 general election, says Katie Schmuecker. But whose interpretation is right? After Ed Miliband’s speech,

Authorities lack curiosity about those in their care, warn MPs, amid claims of appalling treatment by abusers and agencies Vulnerable children in the UK are still being failed by local

A DAMNING report on a care home run by Kirklees Council has been issued today. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told the council who run Claremont House, in Brighton

The National Apprenticeship Service has launched a new film to encourage more young people to explore the wide range of Apprenticeships available in the care sector. In the film, four

Men arrested in Oxford based on information gained from trial over drugging, rape and prostitution of vulnerable schoolgirls Three men have been arrested by police investigating a paedophile ring which

Mentally-ill people are being held too long in police cells in Kent due to delays in assessments by the NHS. Kent Police’s assistant chief constable said some people with serious

ELDERLY residents with care needs who are living in sheltered accommodation have been told of plans to replace full-time staff employed by the council with agency staff. Enfield Council is

A nurse has been suspended in connection with claims that drugs were supplied to Guernsey Prison inmates. Andrew Philip Parkin, 40, has also been accused of supplying medication that had

A teenage girl was one of a group to be recruited to work as child prostitutes by an alleged gang operating in east London while under the care of social