Vital efforts to protect children from criminals hiding behind their position as taxi drivers to commit sex offences are being hampered by new restrictions on crucial background checks, councils warn.
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The BBC are reporting that police are investigating allegations of historical sexual abuse at one of Edinburgh’s prominent private schools. Reports say former pupils of Edinburgh Academy have come forward
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The Social Work Strategy team at Health & Social Care Services in Northern Ireland (HSCNI) is considering the concept of job rotation and how this could be used within social
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Suggestions that Britain will allow “genetic modification” by permitting the creation of IVF babies with DNA from three different people, have been dismissed by the Public Health Minister. Mitochondrial donation
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The Care Minister has warned Labour against adopting a sanctimonious attitude over mentally ill children, amid claims a crisis has engulfed the service. Norman Lamb told MPs it is “highly
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A parliamentary committee has asked the Scottish Government to clarify proposed changes to mental health legislation. Legislation which introduces changes to how people with mental health conditions access treatment has
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A campaign is being launched to highlight the extra hours of unpaid work nursing staff are putting in every week. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said nurses were “propping
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The number of victims in the Rotherham sex exploitation scandal may be even more than the 1,400 children identified in a damning report, according to the town’s MP and a
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A report into health and social care in Northern Ireland has praised the high standards of professional development for social workers in Northern Ireland. Sir Liam Donaldson’s report ‘Right Time
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Nominations for this years Wales Care Awards, recognising the contribution of the social care workforce, are now being accepted. Care Forum Wales, in association with the Social Care institute for
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