Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins has apologised to the children abused “in plain sight” by the grooming gangs his officers failed to bring to justice. He spoke after
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Around one in five adults in England and Wales experienced a form of child abuse before they turned 16, figures suggest. In the year to March, the Crime Survey for
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The Care Inspectorate has today published a report on the deaths of looked after children in Scotland. The report draws attention to themes emerging from notifications received by the Care
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Dozens of children suspected of being groomed and abused by gangs of Asian men operating in “plain sight” were failed by police and local authorities, a damning report has concluded.
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Around half of parents are waiting at least a year and a half for their child to be formally diagnosed with autism, a charity has warned. Ambitious about Autism said
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More than one in four children and young people referred to specialist mental health services are rejected for treatment, according to a new report. The Education Policy Institute (EPI), which
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Exploitation of vulnerable youngsters by drugs gangs is a “sad reflection” of the current state of child protection services, a former watchdog has said. Lord Laming, who served as chief
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MPs have voted down proposals to enshrine protections for child refugees as part of the Government’s Brexit agreement. Following his election victory, Boris Johnson re-drafted his European Union (Withdrawal Agreement)
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New figures revealing the number of children in care has hit a 10-year high point to a care system “in crisis”, the Children’s Commissioner has said. According to Department for
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Conservative MPs are being urged to “take a moral stance” and support an amendment demanding the Government continues to negotiate to take in lone child refugees from Europe after Brexit.
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