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Adults wary of helping children or letting them play unsupervised
Date: 30 Aug 2010
A new study shows that adults are wary to help children who might need their assistance in case they turn abusive or make allegations of abduction. The same study suggests that nearly half of all adults believe it is unsafe for children to play outside without supervision.
Catholic adoption agency loses bid to bar gay adopters from its service
Date: 23 Aug 2010
A Catholic adoption agency that appealed against equality laws, asking to continue to be allowed to approve adoptive parents, without having to open its doors to gay couples, has been told that it cannot discriminate in this way.
Parents don't have to be told if teachers use force on their children
Date: 16 Aug 2010
As parents lose the right to be notified if school staff use force on children, two children’s charities have spoken out, concerned about the loss of parental rights, and the impact the move could have on the most vulnerable children.
ContactPoint child database is switched off
Date: 9 Aug 2010
Many parents will breathe a sigh of relief to find that the database ContactPoint, containing details of all children in England, has now been switched off. Although built to improve child protection, there were concerns that children’s data was being made too widely available, putting them at greater risk.
Benefit cuts could increase the number of children at risk of abuse and neglect
Date: 3 Aug 2010
Charities have warned that cuts to housing benefit are likely to increase the number of vulnerable children at risk of abuse and neglect, and make it more difficult for social services to protect children.