The Home Office is to write to councils urging them to take migrant children who have arrived in the UK without any parents or guardians. A voluntary scheme is now
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The number of children in care in England could reach almost 100,000 by 2025, the County Councils Network has warned. The County Councils Network (CCN) has warned that unless there
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Most migrants crossing the English Channel to the UK are refugees fleeing persecution, analysis by campaigners suggests. Research by the Refugee Council indicates around a third of the men, women
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The recent ban on placing vulnerable children in unregulated care settings is acting as a “pressure cooker” amid a serious lack of alternatives, a social services boss has warned. Charlotte
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A new online training tool has gone to help people across Wales spot the signs of abuse, harm or neglect of children or adults. The bilingual e-learning package will give
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Children at a Catholic boarding school in Scotland were sexually abused and subjected to sadistic treatment that “destroyed childhoods”, an inquiry has found. Lady Smith, chair of the Scottish Child
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Mental health support services for children and young people face a “domino effect” due to significant financial challenges facing organisations in the community, a coalition of groups has warned. Ministers
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A High Court judge has raised concern after being told a 12-year-old child with mental health difficulties is living in an assessment room at an adult psychiatric hospital. Mrs Justice
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Former Love Island star Dr Alex George is to present a new documentary to highlight the mental health issues currently affecting children and young people in the UK. The film,
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Vulnerable children who were exploited by criminal gangs during the pandemic were forced to dress up as delivery drivers to disguise their illegal activities, according to a leading children’s charity.
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