Daily roundup 13 June: Childcare, child abduction and school SEN funding

Men provide only 24 minutes of childcare for every hour performed by women, according to research by the London School of Economics. The Times reports that the UK has come last out of 15 countries that collect this data.


The Labour Party has tabled a number of amendments to the Police and Crime Bill, MP Sarah Champion has said. The Times reports that Labour wants to extend the use of child abduction warning notices, which are used by the police to disrupt contact between a predatory adult, suspected of grooming a child, and the potential victim.


Government plans to change the way schools are funded to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will not address national inequalities in funding to schools, according to experts. The National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) has collated views on government changes to the high needs block given to local authorities, who say there needs to be national guidelines on how local authorities fund schools to support children with SEN.


A whistleblower is reportedly disputing the claim that Liam Fee had "fallen off the radar," and said that social workers had seen the family numerous times leading up to the toddler's death in 2013. The Times reports that the allegations come after Liam's mother and her civil partner were found guilty last week of his murder.


Young people's objection to distasteful attitudes such as homophobia and Islamaphobia is a trait to be admired, former mental health for schools champion, Natasha Devon, has said. The Guardian reports that Devon said "there is no shame in admitting that words have the power to wound", and that the passion "millennials" have for a more caring world shouldn't be ridiculed.


The family of a foster carer who was murdered by a teenager in their care have launched a £700,000 legal action for damages against the care company who placed the boy with them. The Daily Mail reports that Dawn McKenzie, 34, was stabbed to death by David McCourt after an argument. The family are seeking damages from Foster Care Associates for loss and injury, as well as alleged negligence.