Half of people living in poverty in UK affected by disability
Almost half of people in poverty are disabled or live in a household with a disabled person, according to new research. A report by the New Policy Institute found that
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Domestic abuse victim wins £75,000 in police training privacy case
A domestic abuse victim whose personal details and a recording of a 999 call were used in a training session without her permission has received a payout of £75,000 from
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Home Secretary names Alexis Jay as new chair of child sexual abuse inquiry
Professor Alexis Jay is to take over as chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced. The child protection expert will become the
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Call for action as new NHS data reveals ‘considerable rise’ in bed blocking
The number of days patients are spending in hospitals due to so-called “bed blocking” is at its second-highest figure on record. New data for England has revealed that people occupying
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Youth services cuts cost 3,600 jobs and closure of 600 youth centres – Unison
Hundreds of millions of pounds have been cut from youth services across the UK in the past six years, leading to the loss of more than 3,600 jobs, according to
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Judge apologises to child sexual abuse victims over long wait for justice
A Crown Court judge said he was “sorry” justice had not come sooner after 13 young people sexually abused by a former children’s home worker and Catholic priest had to
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Abuse victim ‘made to feel like a liar’ after abuser aquitted in previous trials
A man who was sexually abused by a former Catholic priest when he was a teenager said he was left feeling powerless after his abuser was acquitted following two trials.
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Social worker serving 15 years over historic sexual conviction struck off register
Social worker Bernard Waring has been struck off the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register on grounds of a conviction whilst employed by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Inspectors praise ‘groundbreaking’ family immigration detention centre
A controversial accommodation centre for families facing removal from the UK has been hailed as “excellent” and “groundbreaking” in an inspection report. But watchdogs also described Cedars – which is
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Younger women suffer most as survey reveals sexual harassment at ‘shameful’ levels
The level of sexual harassment in the workplace is “shameful”, with women being subjected to unwelcome jokes, verbal advances, suggestive remarks and even demands for sexual favours, says a report.
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