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Senior judge overturns previous ruling, saying matter is for the court to decide amid concern over use of unregulated psychologistsA mother accused of alienating her children from their father has won an appeal to overturn a decision by a district judg…
Exclusive: Increasing involvement of investment funds could leave nursery places at riskGolden goose: why private equity is eyeing up UK essential servicesEngland’s childcare sector risks becoming a “playground for private equity”, experts have said, a…
Family courts in England and Wales can take more than a year to make decisions on where children will live after separationTens of thousands of children in England and Wales have been left in limbo by delays in the family court that have meant many wai…
Survey reveals vast majority of childcare providers won’t increase capacity because of staff, cost or space concernsRishi Sunak has been warned that high-profile plans for a huge expansion of free childcare are “undeliverable”, as hundreds of nurseries…
At least 97% of the blood samples contained a type of PFAS known as PFOS, associated with multiple serious health problemsCalifornia researchers have found new evidence that several chemicals used in plastic production and a wide array of other industr…
Exes are alternating periods at home with time in a rented flat: it can work well for children and save money – as long as they get alongDivorcing couples with children are increasingly turning to an unconventional living arrangement know as “birdnesti…
Care Quality Commission finds many services inadequate, needing improvement or shut over safety concernsNearly half of all NHS hospital maternity services covered so far by a national inspection programme have been rated as substandard, the Observer c…
Social and economic upheaval since the pandemic has resulted in many more families strugglingThe reasons for increased levels of pupil absence in England are multiple and complex. Some were an issue before the Covid pandemic closed schools and disrupte…
Court of appeal overrules decision to exclude man who allegedly conceived the boy with his niece through rapeA father without parental responsibility who has been charged with two counts of rape – and amid an allegation his son was conceived of rape – …
Findings suggest that becoming pregnant naturally after IVF not as unusual as thought, say scientistsAbout one in five women become pregnant naturally after having a baby using fertility treatment such as IVF, according to research.Scientists at Univer…