The Scottish Government has announced an extra £1.85 million is to be invested between 2016 and 2018 in providing additional support for victims of sex crimes across Scotland. The funding
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The Scottish Government has confirmed it will provide £10.1 million to councils to raise kinship care allowances to the same level foster care families receive. The funding announcement follows the
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First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, has confirmed that ten health centres across the country will form community care teams over the next two years in a bid to improve the
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The biggest gathering of social workers in Europe has taken place in Edinburgh this week with delegates from 40 countries gathering to discuss how best to support people and communities
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The majority of Scotland’s 32 councils have already indicated a willingness to accommodate refugees affected by the current humanitarian crisis, Europe Minister Humza Yousaf said yesterday. Mr Yousaf was speaking
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A disability action plan with more than 50 commitments to make sure Scotland leads the way on the rights of disabled people was launched yesterday. The delivery plan for 2016-2020
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Giving help and support to vulnerable victims and witnesses is key to improving Scotland’s criminal justice system, Michael Matheson said. The Justice Secretary spoke out as the latest in a
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed the Scottish Government will invest an initial £1M to ensure that services across Scotland are prepared to deal with the arrival of refugees. The
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Nicola Sturgeon has written to David Cameron calling on the Prime Minister to increase the number of refugees taken in by the UK. An emotional First Minister told the Scottish
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The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) is looking for a cluster of partners in a single locality to develop a shared piece of collaborative work. With
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