Wales must set national standards for social care services delivery and end the “striking variations” that exist today, a new indpendent report published yesterday has suggested.
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A DISUSED church will get a new lease of life as a day nursery which will create over 20 jobs in Craig-y-Don.
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The number of children on the child protection register in Wales has risen, according to official statistics, a continuation of an upward trend seen in the country since the convictions in the Baby Peter Connolly case in November 2008.
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More than 39,000 children in England are subject to a child protection plan, according to latest government statistics.
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Autism services in Northern Ireland are to receive a £100,000 funding boost, the Health Minister has announced.
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An east Belfast housing scheme for people with dementia has won an international award for the quality of its services.
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The Welsh Assembly Government has pledged to spend an extra £3m on children in care and young people with disabilities.
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Two national mental health charities that together employ nearly 1,000 staff are to merge, it has been announced.
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London Councils has reacted angrily to communities secretary Eric Pickles’ accusations its figures were exaggerated and hysterical after the lobby group calculated social care was facing a £1.8bn funding gap.
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A snapshot survey has revealed a massive disparity in the levels of funding received by local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) across London boroughs.
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