A NEW 48-bed residential care home is set to be built in Kirkcaldy. Plans for the home, which will be built on empty land north of Ostlers Way, were approved by councillors at Tuesday’s planning committee.
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Residents of the County Fermanagh village of Donagh, where four brothers sexually abused children over 30 years, have appealed for calm.
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Victims of domestic abuse in Moray will lose out on an innovative programme to tackle the problem, it emerged yesterday.
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COUNCIL bosses expect to replace a top director, despite insisting they are looking to share roles with other councils.
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THE family of a former resident in an axed Risca care home were sent a letter by the council saying their relative will need to be re-homed – two months after her death.
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The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is the first local authority to make web pages easily accessible to people with learning disabilities on their council website.
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A broad welcome has been given by BASW to the announcement of a diverse membership for the Munro Review panel on the future of child protection.
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Fewer transitions and more stability for children in the care system could save children’s services more than £32,000 per child per year as well as ensuring better emotional stability for the child, a Barnardo’s report has found.
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THE cost of looking after vulnerable adults is fast becoming Plymouth’s biggest burden, writes Political Reporter Keith Rossiter.
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A SOCIAL worker put the safety of 33 vulnerable children at risk after failing to update their records and return confidential reports, a professional body heard.
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