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Man faces charges over injured baby - The Guardian 3rd November 2009
"A man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a baby suffered life threatening injuries.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the child suffered "non-accidental injuries" on Sunday which were initially described as life threatening."
Youth worker who led ring of paedophiles is jailed for life - Daily Mail 30th October 2009
"A respected youth worker has been jailed for life after being exposed as the lead figure in one of Britain's biggest-ever paedophile ring.
James Rennie, 38, was also convicted of repeatedly abusing a three-month old baby. "
Nursery monster Vanessa George names children she abused - Daily Mail 29th October 2009
"Nursery paedophile Vanessa George was accused last night of worsening the torture for the parents of her victims.
After months of refusing to name the children she abused, George has now given police a list of up to ten names of children under three. "
Heroin overdose teenager Kate Walsh died from 'catalogue of failings' - Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009
"Kate Walsh, who spiralled into a fatal heroin addiction after coming under a "Svengali-like" influence of her drug addict boyfriend, died after authorities missed a series of opportunities to save her, a coroner said. "
Keeping baby out of harm's way - St Helens Star 27th October 2009
"PARENTS across St Helens are being targeted in a new hard-hitting campaign to ensure babies are protected from everyday dangers.
Mums and dads are being given access to help and advice on how to avoid accidents and injuries to their babies as part of the ‘Protect Your Baby’ campaign. "
Twice as many children take into care in aftermath of Baby Peter case - Liverpool Daily Post 26th October 2009
"Social workers came under fire following the death of Baby Peter. Ben Schofield looks at the knock-on effect in Liverpool
LIVERPOOL is taking almost double the number of children into care compared to five years ago, new figures reveal."
Baby at centre of Wirral child protection concerns - Liverpool Echo 26th October 2009
"A BABY who suffered sickening injuries was today at the centre of serious concerns over child protection.
Baby A, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was three weeks old when he was admitted to hospital on August 9, 2008 with a brain injury, up to 17 fractures to his ribs and upper limb and shoulder fractures."
Change 'complex' vetting scheme for child workers, says chief adviser - The Guardian 26th October 2009
"The government's chief adviser on child safety is preparing to recommend key changes to controversial rules that make it compulsory for parents taking part in regular volunteering activity involving children to sign on to a new register.
In an interview with the Guardian, Sir Roger Singleton, the chairman of the Independent Safeguarding Authority, said it would be "foolish to blindly ignore" the wave of public concern about the Vetting and Barring Scheme amid fears it could deter people from volunteering for traditional activities."
Simpler child vetting rules pledged - The Guardian 26th October 2009
"Controversial rules on vetting parents and volunteers for activities involving children should be "simpler", the Government's chief adviser on child safety has said.
Children's Secretary Ed Balls announced a review last month of the Vetting and Barring scheme after it emerged that some parents who regularly took children to football matches faced fines of £5,000 if they failed to sign on to a new register."
The obese want to have their equality cake and eat it too - The Sunday Times 25th October 2009
"What a time it's been for fatties. First came the glad tidings last week that the world's fattest man lives in Ipswich. Paul Mason, 48, who weighs 70 stone, needs NHS surgery if he is to survive (also in Ipswich, a woman of 27 stone had to be rescued by firefighters after she fell in a ditch and got stuck). Then some fat people demonstrated outside the office of Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, calling for discrimination against fat people to be made a hate crime, like racism.
Ed Balls clashes with social work leaders - The Guardian 23rd October 2009
"Children's secretary challenged over time spent by social workers on record-keeping"
Ofsted finds Cornwall children's services 'inadequate' - The Guardian 23rd October 2009
"Inspectors say senior managers are ineffective and children at risk are not properly safeguarded"
The first picture of the woman who forced her healthy son into a wheelchair and convinced doctors he was sick - Daily Mail 23rd October 2009
"By any standards, it was a tear-jerking scene: a devoted mother presenting her desperately sick little boy to Camilla Parker Bowles at Westminster Abbey and helping him collect his Children of Courage medal.
Earlier that day, December 14, 2005, Lisa Hayden-Johnson took her five-year-old wheelchair-bound son to 10 Downing Street to have breakfast with Tony and Cherie Blair. "
Fat family: all seven children taken into care - Daily Telegraph 22nd October 2009
"An overweight couple from Dundee have had all seven children, including a newborn girl, taken into care by social workers because of their size, according to a report. "
23st mother's newborn girl taken into care over obesity fears - Daily Mail 22nd October 2009
"A newborn girl was taken into care because it was feared she would pile on excessive weight in the care of her obese parents.
The child was removed from her mother within hours of being born earlier this week and has been placed with a foster family. "
Abuse cases piling up after Baby P - The Observer 18th October 2009
"More than 150 of the worst cases of child abuse have come to light since the Baby P tragedy, a survey has revealed.
In the past six months alone authorities launched nearly two investigations a week into the most worrying incidents, primarily those in which children died or were seriously injured as a result of abuse or neglect."
Surge in children taken into care as recession stress takes toll on parents - The Observer 18th October 2009
"Fallout from Baby Peter abuse case adds to the pressure on foster care agencies"
Most children killed at home ‘had been monitored by social services’ - The Times 15th October 2009
"Two thirds of children killed or seriously injured by their parents were being monitored by social workers at the time — with one in five on the “at-risk” register.
In a study of all serious case reviews published in the past year, Ofsted found 19 per cent of the 219 children were subject to a child protection plan, the system covering those in most danger. Yet despite their parents being under strict notice to improve care, and social workers regularly monitoring behaviour, they still suffered serious and even fatal abuse. "
Council failings 'contribute to three child deaths a week' - Daily Mail 15th October 2009
"Three children a week are dying of abuse or neglect as councils fail to learn lessons from tragedies such as Baby P, a report reveals today.
During 12 months 174 children were killed by parents or carers or died through fires, drowning or road accidents linked to neglect, according to the report by Ofsted. "
Child abuse reviews 'inadequate' - BBC Health News 14th October 2009
"More than a third of official inquiries into the most serious cases of child abuse in England are inadequate, the official watchdog Ofsted has warned.
In its evaluation of 173 "serious case reviews" from April 2008 to March 2009, Ofsted found 34% had weaknesses. "
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