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15/12/2011
Cameron To Target Troubled Families
The Prime Minister is to outlining plans for specialist "troubleshooters" to give more focused support to England's most troubled families.
David Cameron said some 120,000 would receive targeted support with their own family worker instead of a "string of well-meaning, disconnected officials".
Under the government's measure, families need to meet five out of seven criteria, including truanting children, parents with addiction and anti-social behaviour, to be classified as "troubled".
However, the news comes as Labour's Shadow Home Office Minister Stella Creasy levied criticism at the Government over its consultation on the definition of domestic violence.
Ms Creasy said that although it was right for the Government to look at widening the definition of domestic abuse they were simultaneously making it "harder not easier" for victims to get the help they need.
The Shadow Home Secretary said the Governemnt was making it extremely hard for victims to demonstrate that abuse had taken place before getting the help they need in child custody or divorce cases so they can leave violent relationships.
"We welcome moves that prevent or tackle domestic abuse. But if the Government is serious about helping victims and tackling this horrible crime they must make sure that every area of government - including the Ministry of Justice - uses the same widened definition and look seriously at how to avert the growing crisis facing women's refuges too."
(DW)
David Cameron said some 120,000 would receive targeted support with their own family worker instead of a "string of well-meaning, disconnected officials".
Under the government's measure, families need to meet five out of seven criteria, including truanting children, parents with addiction and anti-social behaviour, to be classified as "troubled".
However, the news comes as Labour's Shadow Home Office Minister Stella Creasy levied criticism at the Government over its consultation on the definition of domestic violence.
Ms Creasy said that although it was right for the Government to look at widening the definition of domestic abuse they were simultaneously making it "harder not easier" for victims to get the help they need.
The Shadow Home Secretary said the Governemnt was making it extremely hard for victims to demonstrate that abuse had taken place before getting the help they need in child custody or divorce cases so they can leave violent relationships.
"We welcome moves that prevent or tackle domestic abuse. But if the Government is serious about helping victims and tackling this horrible crime they must make sure that every area of government - including the Ministry of Justice - uses the same widened definition and look seriously at how to avert the growing crisis facing women's refuges too."
(DW)
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