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IrelandChildcare workers not getting training

16 May 2012

'Irish Times' reports that childcare workers are unable to access essential HSE child protection training. More
UK23 arrests for street grooming as girls preyed upon for sex

15 May 2012

'This is Staffordshire' reports that police have investigated more than 130 cases of children falling victim to sexual exploitation across Staffordshire in the past 12 months. More
The NetherlandsOne in 10 Dutch kids live in poverty

15 May 2012

'Expatica' reports that the Dutch children's ombudsman has called for better monitoring of children living in poverty in the Netherlands. More
UKChildren as young as 10 being groomed in Northern Ireland

14 May 2012

'Belfast Telegraph' reports that vulnerable children as young as 10 in Northern Ireland are being sexually exploited in the same way as the girls in the notorious Rochdale grooming case, according to Barnardo's. More
BulgariaBulgaria to face ECHR over death of 15-year-old in childcare institution

14 May 2012

'Novinite' reports that the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee will file a lawsuit at the European Court of Human Rights over the death of a 15-year-old mentally disabled girl at a state-run childcare institution. More