Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care
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NHS ombudsman warns of years-long waits and patients paying thousands to go private as demand for services soars
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Nearly a quarter of households with children under five are experiencing food poverty, rising to one in two among single-parent families, according to analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) think...
Labour has launched an urgent review into the deaths, which one expert describes as ‘unspeakably tragic’
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The Equality Trust has calculated that in 2026 Britain’s 157 billionaires hold wealth equivalent to 22% of GDP – a staggering increase from just 4% in 1990. Every year the Sunday Times publishes its Rich List...
Ban social media and reform education to tackle scandal of young people not in work or study, says Peter Hyman
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Government plans to make mainstream schools more inclusive for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are at risk unless support is spread more evenly across the education system, researchers...
Government social care commissioner says system relying on exhausted unpaid carers to plug gaps in support
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Childminding could disappear within the next decade without urgent government intervention, a charity has warned.
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Early findings from Adoption UK’s forthcoming Adoption Barometer 2026 report show that more than half of respondents said they had been negatively affected by a 40% reduction to the Adoption and Special Guardianship...
Boosting the incomes of the poorest families may lead to fewer child protection plans and reduced demand on children’s social care services, researchers have claimed. A study, which analysed more than 100,000 linked...
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act has become law, delivering landmark reforms aimed at cutting costs for families, strengthening safeguarding and raising school standards across England and Wales. The Department...
Some self-described infant sleep experts are giving advice that could put babies at risk of serious harm and even death, medical professionals have told a BBC investigation. Read the full article on this link to The...
