Refuge, the UK's largest domestic violence charity, says that in 2019 72 per cent of service users identified experiencing tech abuse, which can range from persistent telephone calls from perpetrators, being targeted via social media, having their location tracked or spyware installed in their homes. Read more in Family Law Week.
Budget 2024: £105m for 15 special free schools, and nothing else
The government will spend £105 million opening 15 new special free schools, the chancellor announced at the budget, which included no other investment for the
‘Profiteering off children’: care firms in England accused of squeezing cash from councils
Care companies are insisting on unnecessary and expensive support packages for vulnerable children to boost their profits, a council leader has claimed. Barry Lewis, the
School absence fines for parents to rise by £20 in England
Fines for parents taking children out of school without permission will rise across England from September. The minimum fine will increase from £60 to £80