Call For A ‘Joined-Up’ Approach To Protect Vulnerable
A confidential register of vulnerable children should be set up and managed by a single agency, Scotland’s police watchdog recommends today.
Read MoreA confidential register of vulnerable children should be set up and managed by a single agency, Scotland’s police watchdog recommends today.
Read MoreA man has admitted abducting a young girl and tying her up during a rape attempt in an Aberdeenshire town. James Murison forced the girl, who is under 16, into his house in Huntly while she was delivering newspapers.
Read MoreCommon SENS (Shared Employment Network Solutions) works with people aged 18- 64 years to help them overcome barriers that are preventing them from moving towards or getting into employment, training
Read MoreShocking revelations of how patients in Muckamore Abbey hospital are being put at risk are contained in a dossier obtained by the BBC. The health service paper was sought under the Freedom of Information Act.
Read MoreA new bill proposing a number of changes to our criminal justice system is due to be published today. The legislation is expected to include the introduction of electronic tagging for suspects released on bail, and tougher sentences for serious crime.
Read MoreA paraplegic Ulster law student who received compensation from a nursing and care company which refused to lift her from her wheelchair last night spoke of the humiliation and degradation she endured as a result of her treatment.
Read MoreA Progressive Democrat TD is demanding the introduction of sentencing guidelines for sexual offences. Fine Gael has already called for action on the issue. Backbench TD Mae Sexton claimed that minimum mandatory sentences must be laid down after a man was convicted of rape and received a suspended sentence yesterday.
Read MoreCommenting on the launch by the DHSSPS of a Managed Clinical Network for Critical Care, Dr Peter Maguire, Deputy Chairman of the BMA’s Board of Science and consultant anaesthetist at Daisyhill Hospital, Newry, said:
Read MoreA County Armagh couple who abused their children over a period of 10 years have been sent to prison for a total of six and a half years. The 37-year-old man was sentenced to four and a half years, while his partner, 41, was jailed for two years.
Read MoreFinance Minister Sue Essex suggested the Assembly Government was flexible on the role of private finance initiatives today. She faced questions in the chamber about why there had been fewer PFI projects in Wales than in England under Labour.
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