Half of children who are assessed as 'in need of extra help' by council child protection teams have experienced or witnessed domestic violence, says the LGA.
Members of the public are the “first line of defence” in tackling modern slavery, and should be aware of the potential to come across modern slavery in their everyday lives, councils warn.
The Government has made a change to the law that will stop Commanding Officers in the Armed Forces investigating allegations of sexual assault themselves – but they still will not have to refer complaints to civilian police.
The Philippines government may have been slow in its response to typhoon Haiyan, but it has been extraordinarily quick in trying to put the blame on others.
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