Woman, 21, posed as teenage boy to groom and sexually assault up to 50 girls
A woman posed as a teenage boy to sexually assault up to 50 girls as young as 14 after grooming them online, police have revealed. Gemma Watts, 21, travelled the
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Over 25% of children and young people referred for mental health treatment turned away
More than one in four children and young people referred to specialist mental health services are rejected for treatment, according to a new report. The Education Policy Institute (EPI), which
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Almost daily allegation of ‘upskirting’ in six months since new law introduced
Schoolchildren were among alleged victims who contacted police in England and Wales in the six months since the creation of the new upskirting law, an investigation has found. The first
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Children excluded from school at heightened risk of being targets for county lines gangs
Children excluded from school are at a “heightened risk” of being drawn into county lines drugs gangs, a report suggests. Police officers “reported a strong link between school exclusion and
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Inquiry finds gaps in legal system allow sex offenders to travel abroad and continue abuse
Gaps in the legal system are allowing sex offenders such as Gary Glitter and Richard Huckle to travel abroad and target vulnerable children in less developed countries, the Independent Inquiry
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Number of A&E patients seen within four-hour target hits worst figure on record
Increasing numbers of patients are waiting more than four hours to be seen at A&E departments, which also saw a record number of attendances and ambulance callouts in December. Data
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County lines exploitation is ‘sad reflection’ on state of child protection – Lord Laming
Exploitation of vulnerable youngsters by drugs gangs is a “sad reflection” of the current state of child protection services, a former watchdog has said. Lord Laming, who served as chief
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Government blocks bid to enshrine child refugee rights in Brexit agreement
MPs have voted down proposals to enshrine protections for child refugees as part of the Government’s Brexit agreement. Following his election victory, Boris Johnson re-drafted his European Union (Withdrawal Agreement)
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‘Unprecedented pressures’ on councils as number of children in care hits 10-year-high
New figures revealing the number of children in care has hit a 10-year high point to a care system “in crisis”, the Children’s Commissioner has said. According to Department for
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Dire shortage of mental health workers leaving staff demoralised and compromising care – BMA
A “dire shortage” of mental health care workers amid rising demand is leaving staff overworked and demoralised and compromising care, according to the doctors’ union. More than half (52%) of
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