New legislation which would ban adults from being able to smack their children has been introduced in Wales. The Welsh Government wants to remove the common law defence of reasonable
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The NHS is unable to train enough GPs and nurses to meet demand and the situation is at crisis point, leading health experts have warned. The King’s Fund, Nuffield Trust
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Rape and sexual abuse support services across England and Wales have been given increased funding amid “unprecedented demand” from women for help. The Government funding package – totalling £24 million
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Vulnerable children deserve better than the “painfully slow” progress the Government has made reforming children’s social care, an influential committee of MPs has said. A new report from the Public
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Around 150 therapists who claim to “cure” autism have been served enforcement notices by the advertising watchdog amid warnings their methods have no scientific credibility and could severely harm children.
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A charity has warned of a “domestic human rights scandal” over the number of people with a learning disability being kept in institutions. Mencap said a lack of urgency and
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The 16-year-old boy who abducted, raped and murdered six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has been locked up for at least 27 years. Alesha’s body was found in woods on the Isle of
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The Home Office has come under fire after it emerged that fewer than half of immigration detainees depart the country when they leave detention. In a scathing report, the Commons
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Communities are facing a “serious shortfall” in children’s health visitors, council leaders have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents 370 councils in England and Wales, said investment is
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Campaigners have accused police of “a systemic failure” to protect victims of domestic and sexual violence in only the second super-complaint made to a national watchdog. The Centre for Women’s
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