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Adults, Children, Inform Children
‘We’re not bad mums’: inside the rehab centre giving women a chance to keep their children
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Supreme Court voices ‘deep anxiety’ over ongoing secure home shortage in face of judges’ repeated warnings
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Social worker awarded £20,000 by human rights court after judge’s ‘manifestly unfair’ criticisms left her unable to work
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Sexual abuse is being missed as children’s services CSA recording sees biggest drop in 18 years, charity warns
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Tackling weak risk assessment and decision making is priority to improve safeguarding, say government advisers
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Council vows to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in identifying social care failings following damning judgment
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Council goes on improvement plan after High Court lambasts ‘utter failures’ in false abuse allegations case
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