Social work budgets in the Borders are under increased pressure due to the number of children needing residential care or accommodation in secure units. Councillors have agreed to set aside
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The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) have published details of a new project focused on preventative care of older people. ‘Plan P: new approaches to prevention
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The three-year-old boy whose mother has been charged with his death is said to have been put into foster care because of concerns about his welfare. Social workers from Fife
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The Care Inspectorate has confirmed it has started an investigation into the quality of care at a private School in Aberdeen. Established in 1975, Hamilton School in Aberdeen caters for
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A care home for the elderly in Glasgow which received damning reports from inspectors is to close after its owners were unable to make improvements. Torbrae Care Home was issued
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Rosdeep Kular, the mother of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular, has appeared in court charged with his murder. Mikaeel was reported missing from his home in the Drylaw area of Edinburgh on
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Sex offenders who breach the terms of their release should lose their right to anonymity, according to the Conservatives. The party says the move would reduce the temptation for sex
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Police have issues a nationwide search after a three-year-old boy went missing from his home in Edinburgh. Mikaeel Kular has not been seen since he went to bed at his
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A Borders home care service has continued to fail clients with more missed and late visits, inspectors have found during an unannounced visit. The Allied Healthcare service, based in Hawick,
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Social care charity, Quarriers, is consulting on the closure of two children’s homes and a school. The charity said they were looking at shutting Seafield School in Ardrossan, Merton House
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