Private child social care providers in England will be kicked out of the system if they are found to be making a profit, the children’s minister has said. Josh MacAlister, who oversees the overhaul of the care system for children, also called for an increase in matching the Homes for Ukraine scheme to provide homes […]
There are plans for earlier diagnosis and faster treatment in England but experts are concerned about staff shortages. Source link
According to the police, they were beaten to death, allegedly by the woman’s three brothers, who were arrested. Source link
The Albanese government has unveiled the model for its new program to mobilize children under nine years of age with mild developmental delay and autism from the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Called Thriving Kids, the program will be implemented with states and territories from October this year. Here’s everything you need to know about the […]
Women working in tech and financial services are at greater risk of losing their jobs due to increased use of AI and automation than their male peers, according to a report that found experienced women are also being sidelined due to “restrictive hiring processes”. “Mid-career” women – with at least five years of experience – […]
A new post of criminal justice adviser to the prime minister and the widespread use of remote hearings are among the recommendations of an independent review commissioned by the government to tackle the backlog of courts in England and Wales. The second part of Sir Brian Leveson’s review – unlike the first part, which recommended […]
One in six autistic students have not been to school since the start of this academic year, according to a new survey that found mental health issues are often behind high levels of school absence. Almost half (45%) of parents and children who responded to a UK-wide survey by the Ambitious About Autism charity said […]
The world is in a “democratic recession” with almost three-quarters of the world’s population now living under autocratic rulers – levels not seen since the 1980s, according to a new report. The system that supports human rights “is in danger”, said Philippe Bolopion, executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), with a growing authoritarian wave […]
Shortly after Lucy Letby was sentenced to 15 life terms for killing seven infants and attempting to kill seven others between June 2015 and June 2016 – a conviction that made her Britain’s worst child serial killer – Cheshire police agreed to give “unprecedented and exclusive access” to the makers of a Netflix film about […]
After months of trading insults – from “sick man” and “drug trafficking leader” on the one hand, to “accomplice of genocide” with a “senile brain” on the other – the first meeting between Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro ended with pleasantries, autographs and Maga cap. The Colombian president was received by his US counterpart for […]
