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‘Anger’ over Welsh Government’s rejection of care system reform proposals

Only four out of 27 recommendations by an inquiry into the care system were accepted and almost all of the most radical proposals were rejected.

The Independent UK

'Inconsistent' approach to risk of serious harm in children's services in Wales

The review was commissioned after tragic deaths involving children in Wales

Wales Online

Major reforms to Welsh care system needed, finds Senedd committee

Report raises concerns about near 23% rise in children in care over 10 years amid serious shortage of social workers

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Tragic faces of kids killed in lockdown as UK faced 'pressure cooker' care crisis

Government statistics show that between April 2020 and March 2021 that 223 children died in instances where abuse or neglect is known or suspected

Daily Mirror

Logan Mwangi’s mother fails in bid to challenge murder conviction

Angharad Williamson, 31, and two others were sentenced to life for killing her five-year-old son in July 2021.

The Independent UK

Faces of the killers locked up around Wales in 2022

Victims include a five-year-old schoolboy brutally murdered and dumped in a river by his own family and a respected doctor beaten to death in a targeted homophobic attack.

Wales Online

The social worker crisis in Wales and the millions of pounds spent on agencies to plug the gaps

It is a demanding but rewarding job protecting and helping some of Wales' most vulnerable. But there is a shortfall in the number of staff available while courses to bring new recruits through are undersubscribed

Wales Online

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Calls for child-saving plan after tragic deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson

The NSPCC's Abigail Gill said major problems in the national child protection system were identified which need to be urgently addressed with significant investment and reform

Daily Mirror

Friday briefing: Over 70,000 university staff are going on strike – how did we get here?

In today’s newsletter: Universities are being hit with record numbers of staff joining picket lines. As unions call for meaningful and swift change, the future of higher education hangs in the balance.

The Guardian - UK

Murdered Logan Mwangi was 'failed during Covid lockdown', damning report finds

The five-year-old was brutally killed by family just weeks after he was "stepped down" from the child protection register.

Daily Record

Body found in search for missing man

Police had launched an appeal to find Leighton Tomes, 77, who had been missing since Sunday

Wales Online

Covid rules limited engagement with Logan Mwangi’s family, review finds

It said in the months before his murder, the family may have potentially used restrictions to avoid social services.

The Independent UK

Safeguarding board says sorry for failures in case of murdered boy Logan Mwangi

There have been calls for a Wales-wide review of children’s services following the review into the five-year-old’s short life.

The Independent UK

Logan Mwangi murder: Failure to report boy’s injuries months before killing, review finds

Logan Mwangi was murdered at his home in Bridgend, Wales, in April 2021.

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The Guardian - UK

Series of opportunities missed to protect Logan Mwangi, review finds

‘Systemic’ failures found to have led to inaction on warning signals before murder of five-year-old boy

Daily Mirror

Logan Mwangi: Murdered five-year-old boy was failed by lockdown, damning report finds

Logan Mwangi, five, was murdered by his evil mum Angharad Williamson, stepdad John Cole, and step-brother Craig Mulligan, 14, with a safeguarding review finding officials failed him

Evening Standard

Logan Mwangi’s horrific injuries ‘ignored’ a year before his mum murdered him, report finds

Thirty-one images were taken of injuries, during a health assessment undertaken by a paediatric doctor in August 2020

The Independent UK

Voice of murdered Logan Mwangi, 5, not heard by authorities, review states

Injuries included bruises to the boy’s ankle, forehead, ears, arm, cheeks and a carpet bruise to his chin.

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The Independent UK

Report into Logan Mwangi murder uncovers ‘systemic’ child safeguarding issues

Logan Mwangi was murdered at his home in Bridgend, Wales, in April 2021.

Wales Online

House where Logan Mwangi was murdered offered up to new tenants

The flat where Logan Mwangi lived with his mother, step father, and another boy, was boarded up after his murder last year

Wales Online

Council spent £1m on agency social workers the year of Logan Mwangi's death

'The Council’s recent dependence on agency workers is very worrying and does not inspire confidence going forward'

The Guardian - UK

Council where Logan Mwangi was murdered ‘worryingly dependent’ on agency care

Welsh Tories say Bridgend’s £1.1m bill for agency social workers in year of five-year-old’s death shows risk of inconsistent care

Daily Mirror

Fury as Logan Mwangi's evil killers cost taxpayers £492,000 in legal aid

After Logan Mwangi, five, was dumped in a river with terrible injuries. His mum Angharad Williamson, step-brother Craig Mulligan and stepdad John Cole denied the killing but were later jailed for life

Daily Mirror

Logan Mwangi's teenage killer won't have 15 year prison sentence increased

Craig Mulligan was aged just 13 when, along with Logan's mum Angharad Williamson and her partner John Cole, brutally murdered five-year-old Logan and then dumped his body in the river

Wales Online

'Serious concerns' with children's services in Bridgend a year after Logan Mwangi's murder

12 months on from Logan's murder, Care Inspectorate Wales has released a new report about child services in Bridgend

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