The Guardian

JANUARY 20, 2024

Observer investigation reveals children as young as two are being barred from joining their mothers in Britain The Home Office is systematically barring young children from joining their mothers in Britain despite extensive proof the women are their primary caregivers, an Observer investigation has revealed. Under an opaque policy condemned as “distressing” and “inhumane”, the government has refused dozens of visas for children of migrant single mothers, many of whom came to work in the NHS or s

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The Guardian

JANUARY 20, 2024

Safeguarding staff say they can’t get referrals for serious cases and don’t have the expertise to give pupils the help they need Increasing numbers of children suffering from domestic abuse, serious neglect and homelessness are being refused help from over-stretched social services, schools across England have told the Observer. Child protection cases that would automatically have prompted intervention from social workers a few years ago are now routinely being passed back to schools to deal wit

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