Moray youth addiction service may join taskforce
A Moray addictions service for young people has been invited to join a taskforce set up to deal with under-age drinking.
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Mixed views on the effectiveness of nightly curfews for potential young offenders
History suggests curfews have only limited scope for success as they fail to tackle the underlying problems and have the power to exacerbate misapprehension between generations.
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Falkirk Council in successful consultation on disability adaptations
Falkirk Council has undertaken a consultation on providing disability adaptations to council houses. Service users, carers and medical and social work staff took part in the consultation exercise.
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Stirling Council is to get rid of 66 management and 50 admin posts
The local authority said compulsory redundancies would be a last resort after it had looked at voluntary severance and redeployment.
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Rose Innes care home future still hangs in the balance
THE FUTURE of the Rose Innes care home in Aberchirder remains unclear, after councillors again delayed a decision on demolishing the property to make way for 13 new low-cost homes.
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Misery of 48 children trafficked alone into city and left in danger
NEARLY 50 children have been smuggled or trafficked into Cardiff in search of asylum – without their parents.
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Social workers in the spotlight at Wrexham’s RAFA club
THE good work carried out by social workers was the focus of a special event, the first of its kind in Wales, at Wrexham’s RAFA Club.
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Children’s secure homes report urges a rethink on social care
Most young people in secure children’s homes believe the institutions make them feel safe and keep them out of trouble, with many open to the idea of more CCTV cameras to monitor behaviour, according to a new study of secure care across England.
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Birmingham social services chief urges debate on care crisis
The head of Birmingham social services has urged the government to encourage an “honest debate” about the mounting financial crisis councils face in attempting to care for a rapidly growing elderly population.
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Care Quality Commission defends Cynthia Bower
The Care Quality Commission has defended the appointment of its chief executive Cynthia Bower after the Conservatives called for an independent inquiry into the Mid Staffordshire foundation trust scandal.
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