A NEW regime for regulating Scotland’s care and social work that comes into force today has been described as a “shambles” by a former manager.

A coalition of Glasgow charities is to fight a council scheme that has seen payments to full-time carers slashed by up to 80%.

A residential care worker was struck off after she admitted forming an “inappropriate” relationship with a 15-year-old boy she was looking after.

STIRLING and Clackmannanshire Councils are heralding a new way of working for local government in Scotland by running their education and social services jointly.

RUGLONIAN Jim Cameron has called on all workers in the frontline to act as ‘the eyes and ears’ of the community to prevent vulnerable people from being harmed.

SOUTH Lanarkshire Council will spend nearly £5million tackling poverty in the next financial year. However, the final figure will be down by £665,000 from last year due to budget cuts.

A KIRKCALDY voluntary organisation which provides drug and alcohol support for young people is among a number of groups which will see their Council funding cut from this year.