Devon youth workers being made ‘scapegoats’, as 170 jobs face axe
Plans by Devon county council to press ahead with up to 170 youth worker job losses were condemned by union Unite. Unite said that its members were being made ‘scapegoats’
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Labour appeals over Care Bill ‘at risk’ services
Labour is appealing for Tory and Liberal Democrat MPs to help block measures it says will give ministers sweeping powers to close hospitals. Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said clause
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Labour plans to extend job guarantee plan
Labour’s flagship jobs guarantee would be in place throughout the next Parliament, paid for by a bank bonus tax and a squeeze on high-earners’ pension pots, the party said. The
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Social workers to be placed in Norfolk’s schools
A new six-month pilot will see social workers going into Norfolk schools to target needy children. The six-month pilot is designed as a preventative measure to cut the number of
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Ex-Oxfam counter fraud chief admits £65,000 scam
A former anti-fraud chief for Oxfam has admitted scamming the charity out of nearly £65,000. Edward McKenzie-Green, 34, from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to making
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Worcestershire parents will pay to place children in care
Controversial plans to charge some parents who put children into care have been rubber-stamped by Worcestershire County Council. The Conservative cabinet agreed the new charging regime after shrugging off calls
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Elderly placed in danger as local authorities accused of ‘rationing care’
Too many elderly people who struggle with simple day-to-day tasks are not getting any help from social care services, a new report has warned. Some older people in England are
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Bicester care home safety criticised in CQC report
Staffing levels at a care home in Oxfordshire could affect patient safety, an inspection has found. The Piggy Lane unit for adults with learning and physical disabilities in Bicester was
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Benefit cuts and poor housing impacting mental health
Cuts to benefits and rising unemployment is driving up the number of people seeking help for mental health problems, a survey of professionals in the field has found. Poor housing
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Judge defends detention of sexual abuse victim
A judge has defended his decision to order a 15-year-old sex abuse victim to be locked up overnight when she disappeared from court saying: “Those who decry the process that
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