Boy can continue to live with grandparents despite social services concerns
A couple have won a family court fight over the care of a six-year-old grandson who has lived with them for almost all of his life. Council social services bosses
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Children taken from mother after social workers concern about partner’s violent past
Five children have been taken from their mother after social workers raised concern about her partner’s violent past. Judge Eleanor Owens has approved a plan to place the children into
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Couple with learning disabilities have two children removed over safety concerns
A couple with learning disabilities have had two children taken from their care after social workers raised safety concerns. Their eldest daughter was moved to a relative’s home more than
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Developing emotional intelligence could help student social workers be more resilient
A study from academics at Oxford Brookes University has identified new strategies to support stressed social workers. With previous surveys finding stress and burnout a major problem in social work,
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Judge uses ‘plain English’ text to explain decision to woman with learning difficulties
A family court judge has used plain English in a bid to help a woman with learning difficulties understand why a baby must be taken from her care. Judge Joanna
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Grandparents win child custody after council fail to set out risk with ‘sufficient clarity’
A couple who have cared for their six-year-old grandson since he was born have won a family court fight after council social services bosses said he should be taken from
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Surgeons hail ‘world first’ op to tackle UK’s leading cause of sight loss
Surgeons have claimed a world first after carrying out a gene therapy operation to tackle the most common cause of sight loss in the UK. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes
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Care Quality Commission announce new chief inspector of adult social care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Kate Terroni as Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care (ASC). Kate is due to start the role in May, taking over from Debbie
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Teenage girl to remain in council care after judge finds father unable to set boundaries
A man has lost a fight to regain the care of his teenage daughter after a family court judge concluded that he found it “difficult to say no” to her.
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Father found guilty of causing serious injuries to baby by forcing bottle into his mouth
A baby suffered serious injuries when his frustrated father forced a bottle into his mouth while trying to settle and feed him, a family court judge has decided. The boy
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