An initiative aimed at helping families with complex problems has cut the proportion of children going into care and the number of juvenile convictions, Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has said.
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Lord Ahmed has appeared in court charged with historic sexual offences against two children. The Rotherham-based peer was charged earlier this month with two counts of attempted rape and one
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Former Liberal leader Lord Steel has been suspended from the Liberal Democrats, pending an investigation into evidence he gave to an inquiry about child abuse allegations against former MP Sir
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The Honours Committee received anonymous allegations of child sexual abuse against Jimmy Savile in 1998, an inquiry has heard. The Westminster strand of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
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Anti-poverty groups have condemned Chancellor Philip Hammond for not ending the benefits freeze early. Mr Hammond used his Spring Statement to make clear that the controversial measure would continue, but
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Boris Johnson has been urged to apologise to victims of child abuse after claiming millions of pounds of police funding is being “spaffed up the wall” investigating historic allegations. The
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A US hedge fund has handed Britain’s biggest care homes operator Four Seasons a £40 million lifeline as it readies the group for a sale. The Press Association has learnt
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Five officers have been convicted of physical abuse on young prisoners at a detention centre following one of the UK’s biggest police investigations of its kind, it can now be
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A devout Christian thrown off a university social work course after being accused of posting derogatory comments about homosexuals and bisexuals online is preparing for the latest round of a
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Thousands of school places will be created for children with special educational needs or those facing additional challenges in mainstream education. A new school will open in every English region,
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