Foster care FAI hears good practice not followed
A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a foster carer has heard that the way a foster placement was sourced was not good practice. The FAI is dealing
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CYP services in Aberdeen generally good but areas could improve
A joint inspection of services for children and young people in Aberdeen has highlighted areas of good performance and also made recommendations where further improvement can be made. The report,
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Church step in to save Dundee care home from closure
A Dundee care home has been saved from closure after it accepted an offer to take over its running by the Diocese of Dunkeld. The Wellburn Care Home which was
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Inverness care home continues to under-perform
A care home in Inverness has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘weak’ by inspectors. The Care
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Nursery manager jailed for eight years for rape and sexual abuse
A former nursery manager has been sentenced to eight years in jail for the rape of a three-year-old boy in Lochaber and sexually abused a teenage girl in Stirlingshire. Mark
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Inspectors have ongoing concerns over Dumfries care home
A care home in Dumfries has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘weak’ by inspectors. The Care
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Sturgeon pledges to double Early Learning & Childcare funding
Funding for free nursery places delivering early learning and childcare will double over the term of the next Scottish Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has pledged. In a wide-ranging education
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Inspection: South Lanarkshire children’s services
A joint inspection of services in South Lanarkshire has recommended that improvements are made to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people. The inspection, carried out in June and
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Edinburgh to host summit to tackle child abuse
The Scottish Government is to host a summit on protecting children and young people later this week. Ministers, local authorities and children’s charities will meet in Edinburgh to discuss how
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£1M funding to help reduce reoffending in Scotland
Scotland’s Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced a near £1 million funding package for three leading voluntary organisations working to reduce reoffending. The funding will allow Apex Scotland, SACRO and
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