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• The Observer view on Britain’s shamefully inadequate children’s services | Observer editorial

  01-09-2018 23:43
  Cash-starved councils are being forced to cut the early interventions that might keep vulnerable children out of careFor decades, local councils have been responsible for maintaining the safety net of last resort for those most susceptible to falling through the cracks. Vulnerable children at risk of neglect or abuse, older people who can’t afford care, adults with disabilities, the homeless: all rely on local, rather than central, government for support. When councils fail in their r
  
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• Revealed: cash crisis pushing child services to tipping point

  01-09-2018 21:30
  Fears of new case like Baby P’s as ministers told emergency funds are needed to protect thousands of vulnerable childrenMinisters are facing demands for emergency funds to protect thousands of vulnerable children after figures revealed that child social care services plunged more than £800m into the red in a single year.In the latest sign of the cash crisis engulfing councils across England, senior local government figures now warn that children’s services are reaching a tippin
  
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• How a toilet is giving a family peace of mind…

  01-09-2018 18:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Who would imagine that a toilet could bring peace of mind to a whole family?
   
  That is what has happened in the case of Rob Cain, who has, among other conditions, peripheral neuropathy, inflammatory bowel disease, fibromyalgia, and arthritis. As a result the 50 years-old former Royal Fusilier has little mobility, nor feeling in his hands- a cause of concern for the divorcé’s two young daughters, who worry about how he copes and his safety when they are not around.
   
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