A SOCIAL worker who molested three disabled boys was struck off. David Lawrence Morris abused the adolescent youngsters while they were staying at Arrowe Hall overnight care centre in the 1980s.
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A Cumbrian nursing home under investigation by social services has been told by independent inspectors that it is not looking after its elderly residents properly.
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UNDER-pressure Birmingham social workers are struggling to cope with a record 27,000 cases of alleged child abuse.
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LAST week’s revelations that child protection services failed to stop a boy being abused and neglected for 12 years show that an official inquiry is needed into the management of Health and Social Services, says Senator Alan Breckon.
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AN MSP has expressed concerns that police officers will be diverted away from front-line duties in Inverness to deal with the consequences of the closure of a “drunk tank”.
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New legislation will force public bodies to reveal how many of their workers earn salaries of more than £150,000. The Public Services Reform Bill, which was passed by Parliament today, will also require any spending over £25,000 to be made public.
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THE treatment of drug addicts in the criminal system is under threat after NHS Lothian gave notice to withdraw their nursing and medical services from a court-sanctioned programme.
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THE final design for a care centre and supported housing complex at Carnoustie has been unanimously approved by Angus Council.
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The Care Commission has revealed the findings of its first year of graded results for care services, providing the first benchmark of the quality of care provision in Scotland.
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as part of Skills for Care and Development (SfC&D) has been relicensed by government as the UK sector skills council for the social care, children and young peoples workforce.
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