Mum of four caught working illegally at care home is jailed
A Kenyan woman who used forged papers to get a job in a care home so she could provide for her four children has been jailed for six months.
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Stourport care home’s £1m extension creates jobs
A CARE home near Stourport is opening a £1 million extension specialising in dementia care, creating 25 new jobs.
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Care home matron formed mock jazz band to agitate residents, inquiry told
A care home matron formed a mock “jazz band” to agitate elderly residents as part of a regime of bullying and practical jokes, a hearing has been told.
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More information needed on Edinburgh homeless
Reports of a decrease in the number of rough sleepers in the city contradicted by the experience of organisations working on the ground.
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Minister inspects Dumfries care projects
Children’s Minister Adam Ingram is visiting Dumfries to see the work being done to help young people leaving care.
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Leading social work chief to step down
One of Highland Council’s most senior officials is to retire after spending 36 years in the social work sector in Scotland.
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£4m Arbroath care home replacement likely
A £4million Angus care home looks likely to be given the go-ahead today – despite concerns raised by residents.
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Social workers face tribunal over Baby P failings
BABY P social workers sacked by Haringey Council for failing to protect him will face a tribunal next week. Team manager Gillie Christou and social worker Maria Ward were fired for gross misconduct in April 2009.
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Tax credit cuts would be unfair, warn child poverty campaigners
The coalition government’s plans to means-test the Child Trust Fund and cut tax credits for higher earning families will do little to reduce inequalities, child poverty campaigners have warned.
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Investigation into failings after Barnet Council loses personal info on 9,000 children
THE inquiry into how sensitive data of 9,000 school children was stolen from the home of a Barnet Council employee will be headed up by an ex-senior local government officer.
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