Plans to radically overhaul community justice in Scotland must put local authorities and social workers at the heart of any reform, the Scottish Association of Social Work warned. Responding to

Controversial new disability benefits will start being rolled out across Scotland. The PIP (Personal Independence Payment) will replace the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for working-age claimants. UK minister for disabled

Scotland’s first Local Authority Trading Company designed to deliver high-quality social care services for adults is set to be launched on 01 August 2013. The company, to be known as

A SENIOR MSP has raised questions over long-term planning at NHS Lothian following a huge influx of nurses. The Evening News revealed last week that the health board had become

The Scottish Health Council (part of Healthcare Improvement Scotland) has just published a set of helpful guidelines which include lots of case studies on the use of social media. The

POLICE are interviewing parents of children at a Highland nursery after a man was charged with sexual abuse. Mark MacLennan, 28, appeared at Fort William Sheriff Court following a major

A Dundee City Council social worker has been charged with misconduct after allegedly failing to report concerns about a child’s sexual behaviour. Shona Ritchie is facing a string of allegations

Girvan’s Hillcrest Care Home has been saved from closure after a five-year battle for survival. In a dramatic development late last Friday, South Ayrshire Council bowed to public and political

Stirling Council has delivered a robust defence against a new report which condemns its child protection services as among the weakest in Scotland. The report into how well children in

A scheme has been launched to help people leaving jail lead crime-free lives. Evidence has shown ex-offenders who struggle to find a job and somewhere to live are at high