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...
Two months on from the government’s expansion of 30-hours funded childcare, demand has never been higher. Some of our nurseries are already full until 2027 – a clear sign of how vital early years education has...
Latest data shows there was an alarming rise in the number of children and young people referred to the government’s Prevent programme due to concerns they were susceptible to radicalisation. Read the full article on...
Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers
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Five biggest banks take part in programme that will also help domestic abuse victims recover their credit score
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ONS data, which includes emotional, physical and sexual abuse as well as neglect, suggests 13.6 million people affected
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Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers
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Foundations, the Department for Education-funded what works centre for children & families, claims the official figures for 2024/25, published this week, underline the need to address key drivers behind high numbers...
Lord John Bird submitted an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill calling for the government to set legally binding targets to reduce child poverty. But Labour rejected the plan, insisting that targets...
Domestic abuse victims and pregnant women are among hundreds of homeless young people being unlawfully denied help by councils across England, according to research by the youth homelessness charity Centrepoint. Between...
The figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show there were 172,420 children living in temporary accommodation in June 2025, up 8% on levels a year earlier. With one in every 30 children...
