Disabled children’s social care law has been described as out-of-date, inaccessible and potentially unfair, as part of a Government-ordered review. The Children and Families minister said “outdated and offensive language
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Six former staff members at a boarding school for boys with learning difficulties have gone on trial accused of a catalogue of offences linked to an alleged “culture of neglect”
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Some of the most vulnerable children are more likely to be rejected for mental health support than their peers, new research into thousands of records at an NHS trust has
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The number of children and young people on support plans for special educational needs and disabilities in England has risen, figures suggest. An additional 58,914 education, health and care (EHC)
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Most of the unaccompanied asylum-seeking children who went missing on the Government’s watch, and are still missing, are now 18, a Home Office minister has said. Lord Sharpe of Epsom
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A teenage girl who took her own life at a mental health facility was “failed by the place that was supposed to keep her safe”, her family have said. Tees,
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Placing vulnerable youngsters in illegal children’s homes is “unacceptable”, an education minister has told Parliament. Condemning the practice, Baroness Barran (pictured) pointed out that running unregulated properties is an offence
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The Education Secretary has acknowledged parents are having to “fight to get the right support” for children with special educational needs, days after figures showed around two in three special
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Short staffing, underfunding and severe treatment delays have made mental health services for children and young people a “ticking time bomb”, the health regulator has warned. The Care Quality Commission
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The number of children living in poverty across the UK has hit a record high, with campaigners saying they are being failed and forgotten. There were an estimated 4.33 million
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