The UK Government will not allow Holyrood ministers to pay £65 settled status fees for European citizens who are working in Scotland’s public services, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First
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Council social services bosses have apologised after a High Court judge criticised their handling of two cases involving children. Mr Justice Keehan complained of “incompetence and serial failings” by staff
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Urgent action is needed to tackle the worsening performance and financial problems at NHS Tayside, according to Scotland’s public spending watchdog. Auditor general for Scotland Caroline Gardner spoke out after
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Two property entrepreneurs have offered to donate some of their flats to homeless people in a collaboration with the charity Social Bite. Graeme and Leanne Carling are offering units from
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The breakdown of traditional family units, with fewer grandparents, aunts and uncles around for children to talk to about their problems, is behind a surge in mental health issues among
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There has been a surge of young people in Northern Ireland seeking help for dealing with anxiety, a helpline has said. The revelation comes in Childline’s annual review, The Courage
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The number of children needing treatment for addiction to tranquilisers has almost doubled, figures show. In 2016, 161 children under the age of 18 accessed public treatment services for benzodiazepine
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Two free conferences to help practitioners who work with or come into contact with older people who experience abuse are set to take place next February. The conferences aim to
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A prison officer at a young offenders’ institution who was caught having secret “trysts” in a cleaning cupboard with a 20-year-old inmate has been spared jail. Stacey Sutherland, 27, said
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The boss of a taxpayer-supported business that supplies cars to people with disabilities is to step down by May 2020 following controversy over his pay package. Motability Operations chief executive
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