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More than 1m children growing up in poverty under two-child benefits limit
he two-child limit for UK benefits is now affecting 1.5 million children, with more than a million of them growing up in poverty, a campaign group has said in a report into…
Social workers at breaking point with half at risk of quitting, warns UNISON
Excessive workloads, high stress levels and low morale are rife among social workers who are at breaking point, according to a new report published today (Monday) by UNISON. The report…
Gerard Depardieu: French actor faces new sexual assault allegations
Source: BBC News Actor Gerard Depardieu has been accused of sexual assault or harassment by 13 women, according to an investigation by French news website Mediapart. The women claim the…
Government rejects call to ban smacking in England
Source: BBC News The government has rejected calls to ban physical punishment of children in England, saying they are already protected in law. In Wales, Scotland and Jersey any type…
Calls for Wales child services review in the wake of 2 year-old Lola James murder
Kyle Bevan, the boyfriend of Lola’s mother Sinead James was found guilty of the murder of two-year-old Lola this week. Sinead James was also found guilty of causing or allowing her death….
Man murdered pregnant wife by pushing her off Arthur’s Seat
A man has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years for killing his pregnant wife by pushing her 50ft off a cliff edge at an Edinburgh beauty spot. Kashif…
Britain’s care homes crisis: children sent to live hundreds of miles away
Some of Britain’s most vulnerable children are being moved to care homes more than 300 miles away from the neighbourhoods they grew up in, according to an Observer investigation revealing a “national…
Register of homeschooled children in England to be created amid concerns about rise in pupils not in school
Concerns have been raised that in some cases children are being denied an education, or ending up in illegal unregistered schools prone to radicalisation A register of children not in school will…
Britain’s care homes crisis: children sent to live hundreds of miles away
Source: The Guardian Observer investigation uncovers the scale of the crisis in a system where the most vulnerable ‘will continue to be put at risk’ Some of Britain’s most vulnerable…
Police ‘take up to 18 months’ to make arrests in online child sexual abuse cases
Source: The Guardian Poor investigative practices and unacceptable delays leave children vulnerable, official report finds. Police can take up to 18 months to make an arrest after becoming aware that…
