News England – Page 954 – Care Appointments

Government urged to put weight behind mentors for children in care

By The Press Association8th August 2016News England

Only three in 100 children in care in England receive the independent support they may legally be entitled to. If it is in their interests, every child in the country

Alarm at new data showing children as young as five accused of sexual offences

By The Press Association8th August 2016News England

Children as young as five have been accused of carrying out sexual offences at school, new figures reveal. And victims as young as four have been targeted, according to an

Youth prison rated inadequate as problems with violence and staffing continue

By The Press Association8th August 2016News England

A controversial youth prison has been rated as inadequate by watchdogs as it emerged inmates were able to access pornography. Ofsted delivered a critical assessment of Medway Secure Training Centre

Troubled Families scheme report ‘suppressed’ over ‘no discernible impact’ claim

By The Press Association8th August 2016News England

Ministers have been accused of suppressing a critical evaluation of the Government’s Troubled Families initiative which cast doubt on the effectiveness of the programme. The initiative, launched in the wake

Select Committee set to grill Lowell Goddard over decision to quit abuse inquiry

By The Press Association6th August 2016News England

The chairwoman who has quit the troubled inquiry into child sex abuse has been asked to explain herself to MPs. Dame Lowell Goddard is the third person to resign as

Grandfather’s anger over legal aid bill for Ellie Butler’s killer father

By The Press Association6th August 2016News England

The grandfather of murdered six-year-old Ellie Butler has told how his life savings were wiped out fighting for her custody while taxpayers picked up her killer father’s vast legal bill.

Campaigners fear child sex abuse inquiry will be derailed after resignation

By The Press Association5th August 2016News England

Dame Lowell Goddard’s decision to quit as head of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse – 18 months after she took on the role – has been met with

Judge gives guidance on interpreting behaviour of elderly people with dementia

By The Press Association5th August 2016News England

A judge has given guidance on how the behaviour of elderly people with dementia might be interpreted – in a bid to help relatives with welfare responsibilities. People whose freedom

Man jailed for sexually assaulting teenager in ‘dungeon’ 33 years ago

By The Press Association4th August 2016News England

A man who kidnapped a teenager and sexually assaulted her in a “dungeon” has been jailed after police tracked him down more than 30 years later. David Green, 60, approached