Amber Alerts about missing or abducted children are to be launched on Instagram in the UK and other countries around the world. The feature has been developed in partnership with
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Rising levels of child poverty may be contributing to thousands more children going into care in England, research suggests. Child poverty is a “major preventable driver” of youngsters being removed
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Dedicated child protection teams made up of police, healthcare staff and social workers should be set up in every local area, according to a review into the deaths of Arthur
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An investigation has been launched into a mother’s claims that her 14-year-old autistic daughter was strip-searched by Metropolitan Police officers. The force confirmed the woman had made a complaint after
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Major reforms to children’s social care will not “prevent evil” but offer an opportunity to limit the number of tragic cases, an education minister has said. Will Quince (pictured) told
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Children from poorer families, those living in more deprived areas, and those of mixed black/white Caribbean or black “Other” ethnicity are more likely to receive social care than other children,
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A drug addict whose seven-year-old son died alone from a needless asthma attack after she used his inhalers to smoke crack cocaine has been jailed for 20 years. Laura Heath
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A severely neglected and chronically underweight 17-month-old child was taken into care only after a contractor reported seeing the youngster in a cot “with their arms taped up” in a
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A social services investigation is under way following the death of five-year-old Logan Mwangi and the convictions of his mother, stepfather and a teenager for his murder. Just a month
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New immigration laws will have a “massively detrimental” impact on exploited children, who will be at greater risk of being unidentified, unprotected and penalised, charities have warned. The Government has
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