Abusive Blackpool Care Worker Jailed For 5 Years
A team manager at a care home at Thornton Cleveleys, convicted of sexually abusing a young man, has been jailed for five years.
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Care Home Company ‘Engineered Losses To Get Rid Of Workers’
A care home business is at the centre of serious allegations of financial engineering at the expense of hundreds of its workers. Excelcare is owned by a Jersey-based firm and operates 37 care homes throughout England and Wales.
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Police Arrest Four For People Trafficking In Leeds
Four people have been arrested in Leeds on suspicion of people trafficking. Police arrested two men and two women in the Harehills and Roundhay areas of Leeds yesterday.
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‘How Can My Son’s Abuser Be Set Free?’
The mother of a teenager who was sexually assaulted by a former Crown Prosecution Service manager says she is devastated his sentence has been cut.
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Former Social Worker ‘Admonishment Does Not Affect My Role As Governor’
A former social worker who was reprimanded for “inappropriate touching” has been appointed chairman of governors at a school.
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2,500 Freed Early From Overcrowded Prisons
Nearly 2,500 offenders convicted of drug-dealing, assault, housebreaking and other crimes have been released early from Scotland’s prisons under a controversial policy to tackle overcrowding.
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New East Lothian Pilot To Tackle Domestic Abuse
A new approach to tackling domestic abuse is being launched in East Lothian. The six month pilot aims to reduce repeat offences and improve the service given to victims through information gathering and risk assessment.
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Woman Kept In Secure Unit Instead Of Care Home
An elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease has been kept for weeks in a securely-controlled unit used by the mentally ill, even though she has a care home place.
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Plan To Assist Homeless Children In Dumfries & Galloway
A pilot project is to be launched to provide educational support to children from homeless families across Dumfries and Galloway.
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Archbishop Unleashes Rage At Recreational Drug Users
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin today unleashed a scathing attack on recreational drug users, accusing of them of being inherently connected to gangland violence.
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