A woman who suffered horrific sexual abuse as a child is suing a London council and a children's charity over blunders that she claims allowed her to be attacked, the Standard has learned... more
Apprentice star Saira Khan claims hundreds of children in London are being left without permanent homes because of court delays and a lack of black and Asian parents coming forward to adopt... more
Plans to tackle the problem of children being groomed for sex in the UK are to be announced by Ceop after it emerged more than 2,000 young people have been harmed since 2008... more
Berkeley Group, the housebuilder, announces that it has acquired eight sites in the three months to the end of February with enough space to build 1000 new homes... more
Leading charity calls on Government to make changes in next week's Budget to universal benefits such as free TV licences, winter fuel payments and child benefit, to target money at the poor
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Children of failed asylum seekers will be able to turn to Barnardo's for support while they are being held in new centres for up to a week before being removed from the UK, the Government said
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Britain must not 'pussyfoot around' with feckless parents and should start insisting their children come first, David Cameron’s poverty adviser said
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Government must scrap the vetting system for people working with children and vulnerable adults or risk creating a broader culture of fear that will 'poison the relationship between the generations', a think-tank said... more
Nearly two-thirds of the public do not want to see children locked up at the age of 10 and think the age of criminal responsibility should be increased, a survey shows... more
Taking vulnerable children into care earlier could save millions of pounds for taxpayers as well as being much better for the child, a study suggests... more
Doorstep lender Provident Financial denied accusations that it was charging poor families extortionate rates because they were unable to borrow from High Street banks ... more
Here's our guide to the London Marathon's best viewing points, from Greenwich all the way to the finish line in the shadow of Buckingham Palace.... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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