Pressure point for children’s services
NEATH Port Talbot’s children’s services is facing problems of biblical proportions, scrutiny board members have warned.
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Pembrokeshire council criticised over ‘informal culture’ and ‘inconsistent’ decisions
A lack of clarity and accountability means a Welsh council has made “inconsistent” decisions, a critical report has said. In a special inspection report, the Auditor General for Wales criticised Pembrokeshire council for “too much informality” which had weakened accountability within the authority.
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Young carers support in Somerset to be cut
Somerset County Council is to halve its budget for supporting young carers by £70,000 through job cuts.
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Charity highlights £500m social care funding gap
The government is spending £500 million less than is needed to maintain levels of social care provision this year, a new report suggests.
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Joining up health and social care would ‘double’ resources
Health and social care support services in London should be more joined up to save time and money as well as improve patient care, new research by London Councils shows today.
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Two-week child protection inspections to start in May
Ofsted has finalised plans to begin two-week long spot checks of local authority child protection services from May.
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Walking the social care tightrope to save children
Social workers just can’t win. There’s no such thing as a popular decision in any case of child protection, but if the care team get it wrong, then the finger swiftly points at their failings.
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BASW welcomes no notice Ofsted inspections
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has welcomed Ofsted’s announcement that it will introduce no notice inspections for child protection services, coming into effect in May.
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Midlothian Council fined for child data breaches
Midlothian Council has been hit with a £140,000 fine after its social services department sent sensitive information about children and their families to the wrong recipients on five separate occasions.
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Lincolnshire adult care sell-off decision delayed by council
A decision on plans to privatise day care services used by about a thousand disabled and elderly people in Lincolnshire has been postponed.
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