Uncertainty over Scotland’s named person service has resulted in the “lack of a co-ordinated overview” of youngsters’ needs, a new report has said. The Care Inspectorate also warned that in
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Grieving families awaiting fresh inquests into incidents from Northern Ireland’s troubled past have been assured efforts are under way to ensure their cases are heard in the next five years.
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A woman has told an inquest how the decision to stop her chronically ill father’s benefits “led to him taking his own life”. Wakefield Coroner’s Court heard on Wednesday how
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A coroner has issued a warning over safety at private hospitals after opportunities to save a patient were missed. Simon Healey died in 2017 from complications following bowel surgery carried
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A troubled council has said it is deeply ashamed and has apologised to the families of two young children murdered by father figures after admitting the youngsters were “let down”.
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A Serious Case Review (SCR) is one of several reviews and audits undertaken within the learning and improvement framework established by a Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB). A review provides
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The Northamptonshire Serious Case Review Sub Group took the decision on 17 May 2018 that, with reference to the requirements as set out in Chapter 4 of Working Together to
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Cuts to legal aid have “gone too far”, with bereaved parents being made to pay thousands for legal representation at inquests, MPs have heard. Tory MP Charlie Elphicke (Dover) said
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A convicted killer had threatened to attack and rape a woman around a month before going on to murder a “beautiful” Vietnamese mother-of-two, an inquest has heard. Nail technician Quyen
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A haemophiliac infected with hepatitis from contaminated blood products has spoken publicly about his ordeal for the first time. Paul Kirkpatrick, from Londonderry, gave evidence to the first Northern Ireland
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