Children and families across Scotland are set to benefit from funding awards totalling almost £15 million, announced by Scotland’s Acting Children’s Minister. The funding has been awarded to 132 voluntary
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New research is needed to understand why there are massive variations in the number of rape cases being reported in different regions, Police Scotland has been told. HM Inspector of
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A statutory public inquiry will be held to examine historical cases of abuse of children in care in Scotland, the Scottish Government has announced. In a statement to the Scottish
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A home care service for people with additional needs in the Borders has received mixed reports on two of its services from The Care Inspectorate. Todlaw Housing Support’s service in
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New scientific evidence casts fresh doubt on the conviction of a nurse who was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for murdering four elderly women and attempting to kill
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Over 70,000 people are now registered to work in social services in Scotland. This was one of the main highlights as the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) released its annual
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The Scottish Government has today introduced a Bill which will introduce a specific law to combat human trafficking and exploitation for the very first time in Scotland. The Human Trafficking
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A Glasgow care home worker who stole more than £32,000 from a vulnerable resident has been jailed for 16 months at Glasgow Sheriff Court. Janice McCue, 59, worked at Allarton
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A nursery in Renfrewshire has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to children was graded unsatisfactory by inspectors. It follows an
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Senior figures from civic Scotland met in Glasgow yesterday to launch a new group which aims to examine the impact of welfare reforms on Scotland, and bring forward proposals to
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