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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Dundee nursery must make significant improvements or close
A Dundee nursery has been warned it faces closure unless it make urgent improvements to its standard of care. The city centre Ark Nursery must convince the Care Inspectorate it
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Bullying and loneliness major triggers in young self-harm
A recent poll, conducted for Self-harm Awareness Day, revealed that one in four young people who self-harm started due to bullying, with 61 per cent saying they do it because
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24-hour helpline launched for victims of sexual violence
A 24-hour telephone line is now available in Northern Ireland for those who have been affected by sexual violence. The helpline is managed by the Women’s Aid Federation and has
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Council expands social work contact centre services
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Social Work contact centre is expanding its services. Following a successful move to introduce a Social Work specialism to the council’s contact centre, the trained call
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Eight held in Syrian charity fraud probe
Eight arrests have been made as part of an investigation into charity fraud involving thousands of pounds intended to help people in Syria. Kent Police arrested the men at addresses
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Miliband calls for ‘whole-person care’
People with long-term conditions such as dementia or diabetes should be given “whole-person care”, the Labour leader has said, as a new report calls for the current system which treats
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Foodbanks rise ‘inextricably linked’ to welform reforms
The growing demand for foodbanks is “inextricably linked” to welfare reforms, charities have told MSPs. Holyrood’s Welfare Reform Committee heard how thousands more people have turned to voluntary organisations for
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New report shows drop in adult social services jobs
A new report from Skills for Care in partnership with the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) reveals a 7% decrease in the number of adult social services jobs
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Campaigners seek law change over psychological abuse
Campaigners have called for types of psychological abuse to be made a crime in a bid to save more victims of domestic violence. Three groups have urged the Government to
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