One of Britain’s most senior judges has described a lack of “proper provision” for children who require approved secure accommodation as “scandalous”. Supreme Court justice Lord Stephens said the problem
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A new Government strategy which includes faster diagnoses and better access to health and social care for autistic people is set to be launched. The aim is to try and
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Tactics exploited by perpetrators working in institutions enable child sexual abuse to continue even today, according to new research study from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Based on
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The Government could require councils to look after more child migrants who arrive on Britain’s shores unaccompanied if they do not step forward to do more voluntarily. Children’s Minister Vicky
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A local coronavirus hero who has been given an MBE for helping vulnerable children during the pandemic feels he has already been rewarded “through the progression and development” of the
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Asylum seekers who enter the UK “irregularly” – that is, without the required legal documents for entry – will be moved to asylum centres abroad where they will be held
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Part of the Home Office’s guidance on reuniting unaccompanied child asylum seekers (UAMs) with their families in the UK is unlawful, the High Court has ruled. Safe Passage, a charity
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Here in Wales we are entering a historic period which will see children’s rights further protected thanks to new Welsh Government legislation. The Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment)
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Thousands of EU children living in the UK are estimated to become undocumented this week because applications to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) have not yet been made on their
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Physically punishing children is not effective in improving their behaviour and instead increases behavioural difficulties, researchers suggest. The review led by UCL and an international team of experts analysed 20
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