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Archive: Children
UKBA separates 200 children from their parents
A new study finds 200 children are separated from their parents by the UKBA as it detains immigrants for extended periods of time.
One step closer to the final, inevitable death of UKBA
'Patently spurious grounds': How UKBA rejects asylum claims
Labour: Serious immigration lapses at UKBA need fixing
Childcare: Coalition's helping hand to rich parents
The coalition is trumpeting its childcare support package, but campaigners have expressed bafflement that couples with a joint income of £299,999 will benefit.
TUC's 'breadline children' report challenged
More than half a million British children will live below the poverty line by 2015, the TUC has warned in a disputed report.
'Stomping on their graves': Police stole dead children's identities
The Metropolitan police is refusing to deny a report that its officers have used the identities of dead children when working undercover for decades.
Grayling: Smacking 'sends a message'
Justice secretary Chris Grayling has admitted smacking his children as part of his disciplinarian 'regime' at home.
Under-ten arrests count collapses by 98%
The number of annual arrests of children under ten has collapsed over the last five years from around 800 to just 23.
Savile report reveals shocking truth
Harrowing details of Jimmy Savile's "predatory and opportunistic" sexual depravity have been revealed by the Metropolitan police.
Take your pick: Ministers open up fostering process
Prospective foster parents are to be given more chances to choose the child they will eventually adopt under new plans announced this Christmas.
The mystery of the disappearing government witnesses
The government was accused of trying to escape scrutiny today after it withdrew its witnesses from a parliamentary inquiry at the eleventh hour.
16,500 children at risk of serious sexual exploitation
A report published today says there are thousands of children at risk of sexual and violent abuse at the hands of organised criminal gangs.
Fight against child abuse 'threatened by cuts'
Vulnerable children facing abuse could be affected by spending cuts undermining child protection services, MPs have warned.
Britain facing vulnerable children "time bomb"
Flaws in the funding of UK children's services are creating a "ticking time bomb" according to the charity Action for Children.
New ratings for 'shocking' video game violence
The UK has enforced a stricter set of ratings for video games in an attempt to protect young children from games featuring high levels of fighting, sex and drugs.
Comment: We must protect children from smoking in cars
Children's right to health is more important than the civil liberties of smokers.
The porn database: Ministers propose 'adult' households list
Internet service providers could gather a list of households which access pornographic material, under proposals being put forward by ministers.
Austerity 'paints bleak picture' for future generations
Austerity measures are negatively affecting children and young people, according to a report out today.
Michael Gove speech on adoption in full
Read Michael Gove's speech on adoption in full on politics.co.uk
Better safe than sorry? Care applications still rising after Baby P
Social workers are putting more and more children in care in the wake of the Baby P case, figures out today show.
Lords hands coalition biggest defeat yet
Peers rejected the government's welfare reform bill yet again last night, in the largest Lords defeat yet for the coalition.
More toddlers to get free early education
One hundred and forty thousand disadvantaged two-year-olds could gain access to 15 hours a week of free early education, according to new government plans.
One in four British babies 'at risk'
One in four babies in Britain is at risk of abuse or neglect, according to a new report.
Internet pornography 'opt-in' plans on the way
Internet users who want to look at pornography will have to actively 'opt-in' with their service provider, under new plans.
Materialism leaves UK's children 'trapped'
British children are trapped in the UK's materialistic culture, a report from Unicef has found.
Five-a-day parenting solution urged
The government should take a more active role in children's development via the launch of a "five-a-day" parenting campaign, a CentreForum report has urged.
Parent complaint website just months away
Plans to set up a parent complaint website for children's media are being fast-tracked by the PM.
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