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  2. Croup - Wikipedia

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    Croup (/ k r uː p / KROOP), also known as croupy cough, is a type of respiratory infection that is usually caused by a virus. [2] The infection leads to swelling inside the trachea, which interferes with normal breathing and produces the classic symptoms of "barking/brassy" cough, inspiratory stridor and a hoarse voice. [2]

  3. Social care in England - Wikipedia

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    In England, social care is defined as the provision of social work, personal care, protection or social support services to children or adults in need or at risk, or adults with needs arising from illness, disability, old age or poverty.

  4. Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection

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    The Independent Chair of the Centre is Professor Alexis Jay, Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - IICSA (England and Wales), Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde. [ 6 ] CELCIS’s founding Director, Professor Jennifer Davidson was awarded an OBE in 2020 for services to the care and protection of children and young ...

  5. Family Justice System of England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    [6]: 5 The foundation of current family law in England and Wales was the Children Act 1989. [7]: 40 The Children Act introduced a no order principle, where no order will be made unless it improves the welfare of a child. [6]: 11 The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, LASPO, reduced funding for family courts. An earlier ...

  6. Child protection - Wikipedia

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    Under Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a 'child protection system' provides for the protection of children in and out of the home.One of the ways this can be enabled is through the provision of quality education, the fourth of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to other child protection systems.

  7. Children's Commissioner for England - Wikipedia

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    The Children Act 1989 covers some key issues such as parent and child relationships; public child care law dealing with services to prevent family breakdown and emphasise child protection; and support for children with disabilities. It aims to strike a better balance between the duty to protect children but also allow parents to challenge the ...

  8. Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located within the grounds of the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton on the south coast of England. It provides outpatient services, inpatient facilities, intensive care and a 24-hour emergency care service for children referred by GPs and other specialists.

  9. List of international and European laws on child protection ...

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    Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 17 June 2008 – Policy Plan on Asylum: An integrated approach to protection across the EU [COM(2008) 360 final – Not published in the Official Journal]. is a policy plan that provides the ...