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£50 million for councils to support care leavers New funding to extend support to care leavers and proposals launched to introduce national standards in unregulated accommodation From: 24 May 2021 A £51m funding boost to help thousands of vulnerable young people in the care system, and proposals to improve the quality of their accommodation, have today (Monday) been announced by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson. The support package unveiled by the Government will fund a range of schemes to support those that are either in or leaving care, as well as proposals to introduce national s...
Lincoln ticket conman admits scam but avoids jail People scammed to feed gambling addiction | Photo: The Lincolnite A Lincoln fraudster addicted to gambling, who scammed 85 victims by selling them non-existent tickets to events worth up to £9,0000, has been convicted but spared jail. Jesse Wilkinson gained the trust of his victims during online chats over Facebook, which began with him commiserating with them when they missed out on tickets for in-demand events. Jeremy Janes, prosecuting, said Wilkinson needed the money to fund his gambling habit which had spiralled out of control as he soug...
Paedophile back in jail after assaulting two children and drugging another He didn’t tell the mother about being a sex offender Benjamin Johnson, a registered sex offender, has been sent back to prison for six years. | Photo: Humberside Police A registered sex offender has returned back to prison for six years after failing to comply with release requirements when he sexually assaulted two children. Benjamin Johnson, 34 and from Scunthorpe, went to extensive measures to conceal a year-long relationship with a woman who had three children, who he had overnight stays with right up until his a...