FORMER bouncers, police officers and servicemen and women are being encouraged to make the most of their skills by retraining as support workers.

A PILOT scheme is being launched by Sussex Police to help aid vulnerable adults and youths in custody. The Appropriate Adult Service (TASS) will provide a trained “appropriate adult” for those who need help while they are being interviewed in custody.

A GRIEVING dad is incensed over how his son’s death in a Lincolnshire care home has been handled by the authorities.

In the first extract from a revelatory new biography, the former England rugby player tells how he kept quiet for years about his ordeal because he felt guilty and ashamed – and to protect his parents.
 

An appeal has been launched to find carers for vulnerable adults who want to live in the community. Run by Kent County Council, the adult placement service is seeking carers who are willing to open their homes to disabled adults, older people or those with learning difficulties.

Adults who receive social care in Hampshire will have more say in the services they receive as part of a new pilot scheme launched for the new year.

A NEW career structure for social workers is vital if the profession is to tackle the staffing crisis, according to Newham’s chief of children’s services.

After almost a decade leading the county’s social services, Margaret Sheather leaves Gloucestershire County Council this week.

CARE workers should be exempt from ISA registration charges, according to the UK’s number-one procurer of temporary agency labour for care, de Poel.

An urgent review has been ordered after a confidential report drawn up by staff at the council involved in the Baby P scandal was left on a train.