Detention Centre Must Improve Identification Of Under-18s
The chief inspector of prisons has told Oakington detention centre it must improve its care of children after a sharp rise in the number of under-18 detainees.
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The chief inspector of prisons has told Oakington detention centre it must improve its care of children after a sharp rise in the number of under-18 detainees.
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A Social Services chief who played a key role in the forcible adoption of three children is married to a convicted terrorist with a history of drink and drug abuse.
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A relative of Baby P, who died after sustained abuse, was known by police and social services to be involved in a suspected paedophile ring, it emerged this weekend.
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Six-year-old Molly Southern and her mother, Debbie, need all the help they can get. Molly is terminally ill: severely brain-damaged, epileptic and physically disabled, and she rarely sleeps at night.
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When the only response to repeated failure is a call to try harder and do better, you know there’s something badly awry with the premise. Einstein was right: insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
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The leadership, supervision and training that social workers receive are to be reviewed in the wake of the Baby P case, ministers are to announce.
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Council chiefs today accuse the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, of being “irresponsible” in his response to the death of Baby P, saying that his “political promises” to prevent a repeat of the tragedy could never be fulfilled.
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As the diversity of demands from older people puts its strain on the social care sector, Allan Bowman, chairman of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, explores the personalisation of social care and what it involves for local authorities, voluntary organisations and independent providers
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AN investigation into conditions at a Fylde care home has ended. Police have passed evidence from their probe into Milbanke Care Home, Kirkham, to the Crown Prosecution Service, which will decide if any charges need to be brought.
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ADULT social care services in Middlesbrough are the best in the country. The Commission for Social Care Inspectorate recently announced its star ratings for 150 adult social care authorities across the country.
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