Baby P: Tracy Connelly drops appeal against sentence
Tracey Connelly, the mother of Baby P, has given up on her appeal for a more lenient prison sentence over her role in torturing her toddler son.
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150 posts on offer at job fair devoted to the care industry
ABOUT 150 vacancies will be on offer at a major jobs fair taking place in Derby tomorrow for people looking to work in the care sector.
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Charity boss struck-off for stealing £53,000
A SHOPAHOLIC charity boss has been struck off the social care register after stealing almost £53,000 to spend on clothes and shoes.
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Government urged to remove barriers to employment for autistic people
Campaigners have called for a strategy to tackle the ‘woeful’ number of people with autism in unemployment, claiming the Government and Jobcentre Plus have ‘condemned’ people with the condition to a life of financial hardship.
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Dumfries and Galloway care closure proposals criticised
Relatives of people who use centres for adults with learning disabilities have criticised proposals to close a number of them in southern Scotland.
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Staff at Quarriers accept cuts in pay and conditions
Social care charity Quarriers has today come to an agreement with its 2,000 staff about proposed changes to their terms and conditions.
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Without a specialist knowledge, diagnosis of autism can be hit and miss
CHILDREN with autism could be missing out on vital help and service because their parents are given little support, a father has claimed.
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14,000 people paying for community care
THERE are 14,000 people in Wales who currently pay for community care services. These services allow disabled people to live at home with dignity and independence and include things like help with getting washed and dressed in the morning, and getting into bed at night.
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Kent County Council targets US in trawl for new social workers
Kent County Council is turning to America and Europe to recruit social workers and fill vacancies for key frontline jobs. The council has recently offered positions in its social services department to 19 American social workers following a recruitment drive in Boston in September.
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Lowe admits home care given to centenarian was unacceptable
SOCIAL work boss Andrew Lowe has acknowledged that the home care service provided by Scottish Borders Council to a 101-year-old Kelso woman “has not been acceptable”.
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