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Care worker and partner who let morbidly obese daughter die jailed for manslaughter

By Bronwen Weatherby and Rod Minchin, Reporters1st March 20231st March 2023News Wales

A mother and father who left their morbidly obese daughter in bed-ridden squalor have been jailed for gross negligence manslaughter. Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as “unfit

New campaign highlights how ‘county lines’ drug gangs exploit young Scots

By The Press Association27th February 2023News Scotland

A charity has launched a new campaign to raise awareness about criminal gangs targeting children as young as eleven to carry drugs and money around the country. Fearless – the

Vulnerable young people being failed at a cost of £23bn a year, MPs warn

By Aine Fox, Reporter22nd February 2023News England

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

Childline helped 1,300 young Scots with suicidal thoughts in last year, latest figures show

By The Press Association8th February 2023News Scotland

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

Review following death of Powys teenager should ‘leave no stone unturned’, NSPCC

By Eleanor Barlow, Reporter7th February 2023News Wales

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

Father of vulnerable teenager found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence

By Eleanor Barlow, Reporter7th February 2023News Wales

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

Vulnerable teenager’s family ‘let down’ by health and social services, court hears

By Eleanor Barlow, Reporter3rd February 20233rd February 2023News Wales

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

Judge condemns ‘scandalous’ situation over vulnerable youngster ‘marooned’ in hospital

By Brian Farmer, Reporter2nd February 2023News England

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”

Plan to fix children’s social care has ‘no vision’ and ‘no ambition’ – Labour

By Martina Bet and David Lynch, Reporters2nd February 2023News England

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

Shake-up of children’s social care announced but critics say plans fall far short of what is required

By David Hughes, Reporter2nd February 2023News England

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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Care worker and partner who let morbidly obese daughter die jailed for manslaughter

New campaign highlights how ‘county lines’ drug gangs exploit young Scots

Vulnerable young people being failed at a cost of £23bn a year, MPs warn

Childline helped 1,300 young Scots with suicidal thoughts in last year, latest figures show

Review following death of Powys teenager should ‘leave no stone unturned’, NSPCC

Judge condemns ‘scandalous’ situation over vulnerable youngster ‘marooned’ in hospital

Police joked about using full can of Pava spray on care home resident, 92, court hears

Man, 92, vowed to murder care home staff before being tasered, trial hears

People’s heart health in the UK declining rapidly in ‘worrying trend’ – report

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Tag: Vulnerable Children

Care worker and partner who let morbidly obese daughter die jailed for manslaughter

New campaign highlights how ‘county lines’ drug gangs exploit young Scots

Vulnerable young people being failed at a cost of £23bn a year, MPs warn

Childline helped 1,300 young Scots with suicidal thoughts in last year, latest figures show

Review following death of Powys teenager should ‘leave no stone unturned’, NSPCC

Father of vulnerable teenager found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence

Vulnerable teenager’s family ‘let down’ by health and social services, court hears

Judge condemns ‘scandalous’ situation over vulnerable youngster ‘marooned’ in hospital

Plan to fix children’s social care has ‘no vision’ and ‘no ambition’ – Labour

Shake-up of children’s social care announced but critics say plans fall far short of what is required