Vulnerable young people being failed at a cost of £23bn a year, MPs warn
Vulnerable young people are being failed at a cost of £23 billion a year, MPs have warned, as they called on the Government to report annually for the first time
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Childline helped 1,300 young Scots with suicidal thoughts in last year, latest figures show
More than 1,300 children in Scotland experiencing suicidal thoughts or feelings called Childline for help in a year, figures show. The NSPCC data reveals Childline counsellors delivered 1,345 of these
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Review following death of Powys teenager should ‘leave no stone unturned’, NSPCC
A review following the death of an obese teenager should leave “no stone unturned”, a charity has said. Disabled Kaylea Titford (pictured), 16, weighed almost 23 stone when she was
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Father of vulnerable teenager found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence
A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of his obese teenage daughter who was found dead in “squalor”. Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions
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Vulnerable teenager’s family ‘let down’ by health and social services, court hears
The family of an obese teenager found dead at home was “let down” by health and social services, a court has heard. Alun Titford, 45, is accused of the manslaughter
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Judge condemns ‘scandalous’ situation over vulnerable youngster ‘marooned’ in hospital
A High Court judge has raised concern about a shortage of suitable placements for vulnerable children after being told how a 12-year-old girl with severe learning difficulties had been “marooned”
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Plan to fix children’s social care has ‘no vision’ and ‘no ambition’ – Labour
Labour has condemned the £200 million package of measures to fix children’s social care, insisting the plan has “no vision” and “no ambition” for the most vulnerable children. Education Secretary
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Shake-up of children’s social care announced but critics say plans fall far short of what is required
Families with vulnerable youngsters will be given extra support before they reach crisis point under a sweeping shake-up of children’s social care. The plan, which follows criticism of the safeguarding
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Father who denies manslaughter tells court he could have done more for obese daughter
The father of an obese teenager found dead at home has told a court he let his daughter down because he was lazy. Disabled 16-year-old Kaylea Titford (pictured) weighed 22
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Investigation reveals details of appalling abuse suffered by vulnerable children at homes
A mother has described how her autistic daughter, who has epilepsy and significant learning disabilities, was grabbed by the wrist and dragged across the floor at a residential home which
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