Daily roundup 8 March: Dubs amendment, Facebook, and Named Person scheme

The government has narrowly avoided a defeat in the House of Commons on an amendment that would have forced councils to reveal how many lone child refugees they had the capacity to take, in an attempt to restart the Dubs scheme. The Guardian reports that the amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill, introduced by the Conservative MP Heidi Allen, was defeated by 287 votes to 267 on Tuesday.


Facebook has been criticised for its handling of reports about sexualised images of children on its platform. The BBC reports that the chairman of the culture, media and sport select committee, Damian Collins, said he had "grave doubts" about the effectiveness of its content moderation systems. His comments come after the BBC reported dozens of photos to Facebook, but more than 80 per cent were not removed.


The Scottish government is to bring forward fresh legislation in a bid to get its controversial Named Person scheme up and running in 2018. The BBC reports that the system would appoint a named person - usually a teacher or health visitor - to ensure the wellbeing of every child, but judges at the UK's highest court ruled against the scheme in July 2016, citing concerns over information sharing.


Children as young as 13 were illegally sold knives in undercover operations carried out across London last year, new figures have revealed. The Evening Standard reports that 96 stores were caught breaking the law banning knife sales to juveniles in undercover test purchasing carried out across the capital in 2016.


Levels of violence at a secure training centre in Milton Keynes have been "very high" and the number of times staff have used force has doubled in the past year, according to an inspection report. The Guardian reports that an Ofsted report into the centre found staff "struggling to maintain order and control" and a subsequent "over-reliance on more extreme measures … including a high level of the use of force".


More than 100 children who began receiving specialist mental health care in Scotland during the last three months of 2016 had waited more than a year to get help. The Herald Scotland reports that figures for the period October to December showed that of the 4,222 patients who started treatment from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services there were 101 who waited 53 weeks or longer.


Former football coach Barry Bennell has been charged with eight counts of historical child sexual abuse. The BBC reports that the 63-year-old ex-youth coach at Crewe Alexandra faces allegations relating to two boys between 1980 and 1987. The Crown Prosecution Service said the charges followed an investigation by Cheshire Police.