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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…
Community sentence for teenage rapist ‘extraordinary’
Source: BBC News A community sentence handed down to a man who raped a 13-year-old schoolgirl when he was 17 has been described as “extraordinary” by a leading KC. Sean…
Grooming gangs and ethnicity: What does the evidence say?
Source: BBC News The prime minister says victims of grooming gangs have been ignored because of political correctness. In plans announced on Monday, the government pledged more data on the make-up…
TikTok fined £12.7m by the UK’s data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children
Source: BBC News TikTok has been fined £12.7m by the UK’s data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children. It estimated TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK…
