A Consultant Psychiatrist concluded that there was likely to have been a causal link between the DWP failings and Jodey Whiting’s state of mind immediately before her death.
Tens of thousands of people are turning to social services for urgent help because of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on families and individuals with support needs, who are unable to cope any further on their own, or whose usual arrangements have broken down.
Over many decades, the Church of England failed to protect children and young people from sexual abusers, instead facilitating a culture where perpetrators could hide, says the Inquiry Chair.
Abuse survivors, senior lawyers, retired and one serving bishop, academics and other figures associated with the Church have written to Baroness Stowell of Beeston, Chair of the Charity Commission, calling on it to intervene in Church of England Safeguarding – especially with regard to its National Safeguarding Team, and the widely criticised (and secretive) ‘Core Groups’.
A new inspection report says Border Force should ensure that children, injured detainees and those held in vehicles are treated safely, decently and in accordance with the law.
Some children’s homes are calling the police repeatedly over matters that would never involve the police if they happened in a family home, says the Howard League.
Lawyers from ClientEarth have helped launch a High Court challenge to the UK government’s Brexit laws, over sweeping new powers that may weaken protection for seas and wildlife in the UK.