North Lanarkshire offender projects pick up 3 awards
Three projects run by offenders in North Lanarkshire have won awards for their contribution to their communities.
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Bellshill carer cleared in Bupa abuse probe
A CARE worker spoke this week of her ordeal after being wrongly accused of assaulting an elderly resident in a nursing home. Libby Watson wept tears of joy as a sheriff cleared her of any wrongdoing.
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Rosepark co-owner ‘ignored fire safety advice’
The co-owner of a care home where 14 residents died in a blaze ignored fire safety advice in a staff training video because he did not think it applied to
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Fears of crime rise as city council plans to scrap ex-offender support
Social work chiefs in Aberdeen have drawn up plans to end support for dozens of ex-offenders in the city – despite fears that the move will lead to a rise in crime.
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Children face greater risk if social work services are cut
Social workers are almost unanimous in the view that any cuts to social work services would leave already massively understaffed child protection teams less able to keep vulnerable young people safe from harm.
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Buckinghamshire care boss: day centre closures will make people ‘less isolated’
THE boss leading moves to axe council day centres says it would help people become less and not more isolated. Buckinghamshire County Council’s Rita Lally is heading up plans to axe funding from 22 day centres and replace them with two or three large and two small facilities.
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Criticism over death of teenager at Chelmsford prison
An inquest jury has said failings by the Prison Service and Essex Social Services contributed to an 18-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker’s suicide.
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Salford kids’ service branded ‘inadequate’ again
Salford council’s beleaguered children’s services has been branded ‘inadequate’ for the second time in four years. The ranking is the lowest a local authority can get.
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Professional writing: guidance booklet for social work practitioners
Aberdeen City Council and the Robert Gordon University have worked together to produce a booklet entitled, Professional Writing, A Guidance Booklet for Social Work Practitioners.
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North Lanarkshire social work bosses accused of ‘policy on the hoof’
BOSSES at North Lanarkshire Council’s social work department have been accused by home support workers of “ruining” staff morale with decision-making described as “policy on the hoof”.
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