CHILD protection workers have been suspended over claims they sent joke emails about paedophiles. Kids’ faces were stuck on pictures of Gary Glitter and allegedly circulated around South Lanarkshire Council.
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Inspectors have ranked child protection services in Renfrewshire as among the best in Scotland. HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) praised the prompt action taken to safeguard “at risk” children.
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A former outdoor activities instructor convicted of sexually abusing children at youth camps has been jailed for 12 years at the High Court in Edinburgh.
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Family courts are to be opened to the media, it has been reported. Justice Secretary Jack Straw is set to announce the decision to reverse Government policy next month, according to The Times.
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A FORMER care worker swindled nearly £20,000 in benefits after being released from prison for sexually abusing girls. Gail Stack was jailed for six years in 2000 after being convicted of a string of sex attacks on young girls.
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The Scout Association is to start offering its members sexual health and relationships advice. New guidance, geared mainly to 14 to 18-year-olds, advises leaders to discuss contraception and encourage resisting of peer pressure to have sex.
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The largest health service employees’ union, UNISON has this week threatened ‘strong resistance’ to proposals set out last week by the Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey to pay off staff across all four health trusts as part of a three-year efficiency savings’ initiative.
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Linda Brown, Deputy Secretary for the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) joined guests to mark the official opening of Geanann Care Centre for older adults in Dungannon, Tyrone recently.
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Urgent improvements are needed to bring social services in Gwynedd up to the required standard, say auditors. A review said the service was “inconsistent” and the council was badly placed to improve it.
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POLICE have released an e-fit of a woman wanted in connection with a suspicious call to the home of a mother and her child in Jubilee Crescent, Louth on Wednesday July 9 this year.
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