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• The Guardian view on children’s homes: no place for profit | Editorial

  11-06-2021 19:39
  
  Treating the most vulnerable young people as a money-making opportunity is wrong. The care review must lead to changeIt is impossible, even for an appointee regarded by critics as too close to government and with overly restricted terms of reference, to look at children’s homes without being appalled by what is going on. That is the conclusion to be drawn from remarks this week by Josh MacAlister, who is several months into a long-awaited review of children’s social care. He warned t
  
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• Should I let my son see a relative who is on the sex offender register?

  11-06-2021 16:00
  
  Your instincts to avoid this man are spot on, says Annalisa Barbieri. But why does your husband feel caught in the middle?A few years ago, my brother-in-law was arrested, cautioned and placed on the sex offender register (SOR) for two years, for downloading child abuse images. He denies it, saying it was an accidental click.Our child is of primary-school age, and my only priority is to ensure his safety. I explained to my husband that our son and I would no longer be meeting my brother-in-law. (
  
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• Burbage care home salutes former resident with donation to the Royal British Legion

  11-06-2021 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents at Burbage-based Moat House Care Home proudly presented a cheque on behalf of the home to remember former Moat House resident and former President of The Royal British Legion’s Hinckley Branch, Ronald (Ron) Collyer.The cheque was presented to Branch Chairman, Lloyd Bagshaw who was joined by other members of the RBL and Ron’s children, Ian and Barbara, as part of the VE Day celebrations held in the gardens at Moat House Care Home. The donation from the residents who’s
  
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• Perthshire care home trio tackle West Highland challenge to raise funds for sensory garden

  11-06-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A group of colleagues from a Perthshire care home have pioneered their own version of the notoriously challenging West Highland Way to raise funds for a new sensory garden space.Claire Mackay, Shona Hutchcox and Eilidh Thomson from Balhousie Pitlochry care home walked 81 miles of the West Highland Way locally, tracking the miles on fitness apps. Then, on May 12th, they completed the final 15 miles of the mammoth walk, the stretch between Kinlochleven and Fort William, together.The intrepid trio
  
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