Parenting news: archive
Question 12: Enhanced CRB checks?
Guardian, 22 April 2009
AlgernonVril wants to know whether employers have a legal right to ask him to undergo an enhanced disclosure CRB check.
School head suspended for hiring kick-boxer accused of assaulting 15-year-old pupil
Daily Mail, 21 April 2009
A deputy headteacher at a troubled city school has been suspended after hiring a kick boxer to look after difficult students.
Care system ‘is failing vulnerable children’
The Times (London), 20 April 2009
MPs say that standards in foster and residential care are governed by luck and that reforms have not led to improvements.
Primary schools face overcrowding risk
The Times (London), 20 April 2009
Councils call for £740m extra funds after booming birthrate in capital threatens shortfall of 18,300 school places.
Alcohol may be no excuse for underage sex
The Times (London), 20 April 2009
Drinking alcohol does not affect a man’s ability to guess whether a young girl is under the age of consent, new study says.
Fearful parents contact police over paedophile
The Times (London), 20 April 2009
Police have been contacted by concerned families after David Bye was convicted last week for raping an unidentified child.
Why having kids won’t make you happy
The Times (London), 18 April 2009
Many believe being a parent is a rewarding experience. Think again. According to evidence, the slog outweighs the fun. By Dr Nattavudh Powdthavee.
CRB opens e-disclosure service
Kable, 17 April 2009
The Criminal Records Bureau has introduced an e-application system to enable organisations to apply for bulk criminal records checks.
Mother died in labour in hospital lavatory
The Times (London), 17 April 2009
Policewoman collapsed during a four-day wait for induction that was caused by lack of specialist staff, inquest is told.
Mother charged over death of ME sufferer
The Times (London), 17 April 2009
Campaigner to appear in court next week charged with attempted murder of daughter Lynn Gilderdale, bedridden for 17 years.
Couple build their family tree on a grand scale
The Times (London), 17 April 2009
A couple have spent 25 years tracing their family tree and building scale models of their ancestors and their homes.
Trivial pursuits that turned the town hall snoopers into tyrants
The Times (London), 17 April 2009
Council leaders will admit today that public confidence in surveillance powers has been seriously undermined because they have been used to snoop on people suspected of petty offences.
Give me hospital over home birth any day
The Times (London), 16 April 2009
Women who think they can have a baby without 21st-century medicine are spoilt and complacent. By Melanie Reid.
Alison was wrongly branded a child abuser, now she fights for justice for others
Daily Mail, 16 April 2009
When we launched our third Inspirational Women Of The Year Awards, we asked readers to nominate women who strive to improve the lives of others and Alison Stevens is no exception.
More young women become a mother not a missus, ONS survey shows
The Times (London), 16 April 2009
Women aged 25 are now more likely to have had a child than to be married.
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