A cruel mother and father have been convicted of the “savage and brutal” Christmas Day murder of their baby son after burning and beating him “in repeated acts of severe
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Life for children in youth custody is filled with “palpable tension and paranoia” brought on by the threat of violence, frequently cancelled family visits and few chances to build positive
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A “vulnerable” 18-year-old woman should not go home after leaving hospital because her mother is living with a convicted paedophile, a High Court judge has ruled. Mrs Justice Arbuthnot has
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A black-clad man who ambushed a social worker and stabbed him eight times has been locked up indefinitely. Sulai Man, 35, set upon Themba Nkomo, 61, with two penknives as
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A former caretaker has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend’s young son after a campaign of “sadistic” abuse. Drug addict Jake Drummond, 33, fatally shook and hit 15-month-old Jacob
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A judge has refused to hand a police force evidence from a private family court dispute involving a woman and her estranged husband. Thames Valley Police wanted documents used in
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Children’s social workers should be equipped with body-worn cameras to spot signs of domestic abuse, an MP has suggested. Conservative MP Bob Blackman told the Commons that introducing the technology
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A senior social worker found by a family court judge to have assaulted and abused an ex-partner has lost a fight to stop a regulator being given detail of the
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A social worker in Ukraine has said it is difficult to imagine just how many problems people will have in future due to the ongoing war. Oleh Kryshchenko said everyone
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Around 1.5 million council workers have been offered a pay rise of at least £1,925 from April, it has been announced. Employers representing 360 local authorities in England, Wales and
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