Scots receiving health and social care are among those being urged to make their views known to the Health and Sport Committee today as the committee launches its call for evidence on the Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Bill.
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The Children’s Society have published a report, I Don’t Feel Human, about the shocking levels of destitution among refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant children and young people in the UK.
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Scottish parents are facing some of the highest childcare costs in Britain, according to two children’s charities.
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The Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW – part of BASW) has urged the government to embrace flexible and creative solutions to public sector reform in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for service users.
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A new partnership is being formed to support efforts to give people who receive social care increased independence and the ability to direct their own care needs.
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Some parents could be forced out of work and into poverty as the rising cost of childcare outstrips wage rises, says a report.
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England’s Children’s Rights Director Roger Morgan has released the annual children’s care monitor.
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Ofsted’s new adoption targets could inadvertently reduce the number of children put forward for adoption, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has warned.
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Soaring care home charges – up by more than £4,000 a year, in some cases – is putting more pressure on UK pensioners to sell their homes. The rising fees are partly due to local councils cutting back on the number of poorer pensioners they fund.
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In the Lords, an amendment is being put forward that seeks to retain a vital level of protection for vulnerable people. By Louise Kirsh
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