“A coroner has said the death of a two-year-old boy from Cheshire in 2007 could have been avoided if police and social services had acted differently.”
BBC News, 20th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The court gets results – but funding cuts put it under threat.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A council which sent details of a child protection case to the wrong person has received a record £130,000 fine for breaching the Data Protection Act.”
BBC News, 6th December 2011
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“Health workers had been concerned about a mother who went on to kill her toddler by holding her under a scalding hot shower during the girl’s early life, a report has said.”
BBC News, 1st December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Little could have been done to save the lives of two children killed by their mother, a serious case review has concluded.”
BBC News, 29th November 2011
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“Home care services in England are to be subject to a fresh inspection by the Care Quality Commission from April.”
BBC News, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Rise in misconduct cases prompts regulator to publish advice on professional boundaries for staff.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“This case concerned the entitlement to compensation for the years of abuse the claimants, three brothers a sister, the youngest, who had suffered at the hands of their father. The older claimants had both suffered regular abuse from an early age until late teens. The third claimant escaped the prolonged abuse suffered by his brothers. The fourth claimant, who was conceived after the defendant social services became aware of the situation, nevertheless endured abuse for five or six years.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th November 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Peers will be able to vote on the government’s controversial plan to hand over its ‘constitutional responsibility’ to provide NHS services to an unelected quango on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenage mother has lost her fight to be allowed to bring up the daughter she gave birth to when she was just 14 years old.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Too many babies have been killed or seriously injured through child abuse because of failings by the authorities that are repeated across the country, a report has found.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Record numbers of ‘at risk’ children are being taken from their families and placed into care, official figures show, as social workers respond to what they regard as increasing neglect and emotional abuse of vulnerable youngsters.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The killing of an 11-month-old girl by her depressed mother could not have been predicted or prevented, a serious case review has found.”
BBC News, 19th August 2011
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“A report has highlighted ‘serious shortcomings’ in the way Anglesey council deals with the needs of vulnerable children.”
BBC News, 8th August 2011
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“A Powys toddler was left bitten and bruised after her parents gave their German Shepherd dog “greater priority”, a court heard.”
BBC News, 26th July 2011
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“A girl who spent her childhood imprisoned in a brothel before being trafficked into the UK for sexual exploitation should not be treated as an adult, her lawyer argued on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 20th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A social worker from the Vale of Glamorgan has been found guilty of misconduct, after failing to properly warn a foster family about the risks posed by a teenager he placed in their care.”
BBC News, 7th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A local authority had been entitled to withdraw the funding for a night-time carer to assist a disabled person to use a commode when required, and to instead provide her with incontinence pads to wear at night.”
WLR Daily, 6th July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“A judge said she was troubled by the implications of a supreme court decision against a former ballerina which campaigners say could lead to the elderly being ‘warehoused’ at home ‘without regard to their quality of life’.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Department for Education has confirmed that it is seeking an appeal at the supreme court against the court of appeal ruling that Sharon Shoesmith was unfairly sacked following the death of Baby P.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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