As children’s minister Edward Timpson today introduces the Children and Families Bill to parliament, BASW issues a reminder to government that social workers need more help to keep families together, and that an obsessive focus on adoption is not the cure to all of society’s ills.
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“Overgenerous” care packages for adults with learning disabilities are being clawed back to help cut a projected £1.4 million overspend in Stirling Council’s social services budget.
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Eight Derbyshire residents have been selected to play their part in a new health and social care watchdog set up to help ensure local people receive high quality services.
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Parents and carers have been urged by CHILDREN 1ST to be more vigilant about the online risks to children and to learn how to help keep them safe.
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Child protection services in Fife face an “unprecedented” challenge, with a record number of vulnerable youngsters now in care and a desperate need to cut costs.
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A former care manager with Perth and Kinross Council’s social work department has lost her claim for constructive unfair dismissal after making “whistleblowing” claims against the authority.
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A scheme that allows victims of domestic abuse to report crimes without having to go to a police station is to be rolled out across Scotland.
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The Scottish government should investigate Aberdeen’s care services as the city council attempts to tackle a backlog of elderly people waiting for help, an MSP has said.
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A lifeline for people at risk of suicide could be facing the axe, campaigners warned today. Bereaved families, carers and mental health patients have called for the Stormont Health Minister to intervene and save the Card Before You Leave (CBYL) scheme.
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EXTRA money could be ploughed into education and social services if Swansea’s budget is approved this month.
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