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Ofsted's National Director of Social Care,Yvette Stanley, discusses the important ingredients for multi-agency safeguarding arrangements to improve the response to children in need of help and protection.
Offenders will face much tougher penalties of up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Home Secretary has updated Parliament about the poisoning in Amesbury.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has made a statement on the death of Dawn Sturgess following the major incident in Amesbury, Wiltshire in which 2 people fell critically ill from exposure to a Novichok nerve agent.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid today (Sunday 8 July) visited Salisbury and Amesbury in Wiltshire after two people fell critically ill from exposure to a Novichok nerve agent.
The Ministry of Defence has today launched its first strategy to tackle domestic abuse within the Armed Forces and defence civilian communities.
Javed Zaheer will spend longer in prison after the Solicitor General referred his original sentence for being too low
The neglect of older children sometimes goes 'unseen', and needs greater understanding and a more co-ordinated approach from local agencies, according to a new report published today.
Secretary of State Damian Hinds spoke for the first time to directors of children's services at the ADCS conference on Thursday 5 July in Manchester.
Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) staff on Salisbury Plain have been issued with newly branded vehicles in a bid to crackdown on the number of illegal incursions taking place on the training area.
Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer, made this statement about the poisoning of 2 people in Amesbury, Wiltshire.
Minister for Equalities Baroness Williams’ speech at the launch event of the LGBT Survey Research Report and the LGBT Action Plan.
The Home Secretary has delivered a speech to the House of Commons providing an update on the Amesbury incident.
Funding for police call handlers and roundtables mark intent to stamp out abuse and support victims.
Construction Sector Deal launched to transform construction through innovative technologies to increase productivity.
Jo Johnson attends meeting of Westminster’s Integrated Gangs Unit to hear directly from those working with young people.
Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance sets out new requirements for improved partnerships to protect children.
A new flagship court specifically designed to tackle cybercrime, fraud, and economic crime will reinforce the UK’s reputation as a world-leading legal centre, the Lord Chancellor will announce tonight (Wednesday 4 July).
The goal has received support from major policing groups and charities.
On Tuesday 3 July, we published the LGBT Action Plan: Improving the Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People.
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