A High Court judge has described a shortage of secure accommodation for troubled children in England and Wales as a “national scandal” after being told that 62 youngsters are vying
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Children will face longer waits for help with autism or speech problems due to NHS staff shortages outside of hospitals, health leaders have warned. The NHS Confederation and NHS Providers
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Experts are championing the benefits of childhood play amid a child and adolescent mental health crisis exacerbated by the pandemic. Developmental psychologists from the University of Sussex have highlighted the
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Vulnerable children are going without vital support because there are not enough social workers or appropriate homes to meet their needs, a regulator has warned. Problems in recruiting and keeping
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The number of asylum seekers “languishing” in hotels almost trebled in a year, according to a report. There were 26,380 migrants living in this type of temporary accommodation at the
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System-wide failings are damaging the educational outcomes of children in care, according to a new report. The Commons’ education committee report finds that looked-after children are receiving an “unacceptable” education,
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People who take in their grandchildren and care for them after a family tragedy should have the same financial support as foster carers, ministers have been told. Liberal Democrat MP
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The mother and stepfather of five-year-old Logan Mwangi whose battered body was found dumped in a river have been jailed for life for his murder. John Cole, 40, was told
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British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for luring young girls to massage rooms for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest. The 60-year-old looked straight
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A further eight referrals involving strip searches of children have been made to the police watchdog. The voluntary referrals relate to separate incidents between December 2019 and March 2022, where
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