Glasgow homecare staff strike over pay
Care workers at Scotland’s largest council have gone on a two-day strike over changes to pay and conditions. Trade union Unison said its members were striking after they failed to
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Children’s Bill amendment attempts defeated
The Scottish Government has rejected opposition attempts to bring forward legislation for its own childcare plans and to end “discrimination” in the provision of free nursery care. SNP politicians backed
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National strategy needed to tackle child sexual exploitation
Scotland lacks a clear strategy to tackle child sexual exploitation. This is just one of the key recommendations from a report issued today by the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee.
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Watchdog publishes two new reports on children’s services
Scotland’s independent social care watchdog, the Care Inspectorate, has published two new reports into services for children and young people in two local authority areas. The reports are the
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New funding could create 2,000 childcare jobs in scotland
New investment by the government in Scotland could create as many as 2,000 full or part time childcare jobs, according to a Member of the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish government
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Social work error put man in cell for the night
A man spent the night in police cells after an error by a member of Dundee City Council’s social work department, the city’s sheriff court has heard. Local newspaper, The
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New director appointments for Castle Craig
Professor Jonathan Chick has been appointed as the new medical director of addiction specialist, Castle Craig. Professor Chick is an eminent consultant psychiatrist with a distinguished career in the National
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Convicted care worker refuses to do community service
A care worker who robbed an elderly client has refused to carry out unpaid work in the community. Fiona Cummings, 45, declined to show up for work and claimed she
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Aberdeen nurse jailed for false rape claim against her grandfather
A “cruel” nurse who falsely accused her grandfather of rape in a bid to claim inheritance money has been jailed. Natalie Mortimer, 25, sparked a police investigation when she claimed
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Government pledge greater rights for young people in care
Hundreds of Scotland’s most vulnerable young people are to be given greater rights to continuing their care placement into early adulthood from next year, the Scottish Government has announced. From
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