Staff at Newcastle Youth Offending Team were doing some good work to turn children away from crime, but senior leaders needed to work better together to drive performance, said Dame
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Ministers are seeking views on plans to give young carers extra financial support when new welfare powers are devolved to Holyrood. The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on the
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Royalty, a rock legend and a popular comedian put a smile on the faces of young children as they opened a state-of-the-art cancer unit in Glasgow. The Who frontman and
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This consultation sets out the government’s programme of reform to provide better outcomes for vulnerable children. It seeks views on the possible introduction of one of 2 additional statutory measures:
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Doctors, teachers, social workers and police officers risk “re-traumatising” vulnerable children because of a lack of understanding about how youngsters react to problems in childhood, a charity has warned. YoungMinds
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Government guidance on school sex and relationships education policies is out of date and is older than the majority of pupils learning about the subject, the Terrence Higgins Trust said.
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New research from the universities of East Anglia (UEA) and Warwick reveals an increase in adolescents who died or were seriously injured in which abuse or neglect is thought to
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An inspection of services for children and young people in the Borders has identified areas of good performance but also made recommendations for improvement. The inspection was led by the
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Northern Ireland’s Economy Minister Simon Hamilton has paid tribute to the commitment of young people with learning disabilities in overcoming barriers to employment. Speaking at a prize giving ceremony for
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Social care agencies “missed opportunities” to help an aspiring teenage model who went on to take her own life. Coroner Katy Skerrett said there was a lack of communication by
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