Daily roundup 29 October: Custody deaths, serious case review, and job advisers

Unnecessary deaths among young people in prison will continue unless action is taken by ministers, Labour peer Lord Harris has warned. The Telegraph reports that Harris is frustrated that a report on the issue was published earlier this year but the recommendations are yet to be acted on.


Two women have been found guilty of neglect following the death of a seven-month-old baby. Luton Today reports that Jessica Price, 24, and Angela Price, 62, the mother and grandmother of the baby, had pleaded not guilty but were convicted following a trial at Luton Crown Court. A serious case review into the death is under way.


Job advisers are set to be placed in food banks, the Work and Pensions Secretary has said. The BBC reports that Iain Duncan Smith told MPs he would like to see the initiative implemented nationwide after a trial scheme in Manchester received strong feedback.


Guidance has been published for local authorities on the Syrian vulnerable person resettlement programme. Published by government, the guidance contains information about the expanded scheme, key facts and questions, and statistics on resettlement.


Prime Minister David Cameron has been pressed by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to guarantee that cuts to tax credits will not leave anyone worse off. The BBC reports Cameron said any savings not made from the tax credit cuts will have to come from budgets for the NHS and police.


One in three children are now classed as overweight or obese by the time they leave primary school, statistics have revealed. The Telegraph reports that there are a number of hotspot locations where it is normal for a child leaving primary school to be carrying excess weight.