The Westminster strand of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is due to open on Monday. Public hearings into allegations of child sex abuse and exploitation involving public figures
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Excessive red tape in the benefits system is causing “unnecessary” distress for people living with mental health issues, a report argues. The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, which was
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The number of children at risk of sexual abuse in young offender centres and other custodial institutions is much higher than previously thought, a report has found. There were 1,070
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The landmark decision to overturn Georgina Challen’s murder conviction has been welcomed by campaigners working to raise awareness of the issue of “coercive control”. Known as Sally, the 65-year-old former
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Nine men have been given jail sentences of up to 20 years by a judge who heard how two girls suffered an “appalling catalogue of degrading emotional and sexual abuse
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A new parliamentary group on social care has been launched at Westminster amid warnings from GMB Union the care sector is ‘in crisis’. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Social
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A food charity is calling on the Government to set aside around £200 million to help institutions like schools, hospitals and care homes secure food supplies in the case of
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Families should be given more support during a child’s early years to ensure youngsters are getting the best possible start in life, a committee of MPs has warned. The first
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More than nine in 10 deaths of homeless people were in cities and towns in 2017 with only 26 homeless people dying in rural areas, new data has revealed. Deaths
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A minister has apologised after it emerged an extra 30,000 ill and disabled benefit claimants could have been underpaid. Sarah Newton told the Commons the Department for Work and Pensions
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