Daily roundup 7 July: Sturgeon warning, FGM and Kids Company

Scotland’s poorest children will be hit hard if tax credits are cut in tomorrow’s budget, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned. The Scotsman reports that analysis by the Scottish government has found that the country’s poorest 20 per cent will lose an average of almost eight per cent of their income. 


A new app designed to educate young people about female genital mutilation has been launched. Reuters reports that the app is part of government attempts to crack down on the practice of young girls being taken abroad to undergo the procedure over the summer holidays.


A psychologist working for charity Kids Company is facing a misconduct hearing. The Mirror reports Dr Helen Winter faces claims that she took drugs and let a pair of vulnerable people being helped by the charity spend the night at her home.


A nursery school in Oxford has been judged "inadequate" in all areas by Ofsted inspectors. The Oxford Mail reports that inspectors concluded that the nursery was placing babies and toddlers at risk by failing to supervise them properly.


A 16-year-old boy was killed after being put on a dangerous apprenticeship by a recruitment agency that wanted to “rush through” a £4,500 government payment, a court has heard. The Manchester Evening News reports that Cameron Minshull died after being entangled in a lathe while working at Huntley Mount Engineering in Bury. The company admitted to corporate manslaughter and recruitment agency, Lime People Training Solutions Ltd is now on trial.


Investigations into past abuse in council-run children’s homes are taking place in just 24 per cent of local authorities, an investigation has revealed. Of the 75 local authorities that responded to a Freedom of Information request by charity Article 39, just 18 were aware of investigations into past abuse in current or formerly run children’s homes or other residential establishments.