An audit report has praised Scottish Borders Council (SBC) for its “strong leadership” and good quality services.

Independent mental health advocacy groups in Edinburgh fear the council is planning to replace them, after it published the results of a joint review by the council and NHS Lothian. A key aim of the review is to reduce council funding of advocacy services by £100,000 per annum.

Glasgow’s groundbreaking merger of social work and frontline healthcare has collapsed, sparking unprecedented strife between the nation’s largest health board and local authority.

It is easy to reveal the secret hiding place of a child taken in to protective care. One social worker knows exactly how easy.

The secret locations of almost 100 children in hiding from abusive or neglectful parents have been revealed after blunders by Glasgow and national agencies.