A CHARITY providing life-changing support to children with autism have been awarded £605,903 by the Big Lottery Fund.

Following on from the launch of the UK project to develop mobile learning resources and increase the skill base in the sector to develop such resources, we are pleased to announce that IRISS (the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services) has been commissioned to run four, hands-on workshops across Scotland.

The Scottish government must re-think its strategy to tackle criminal reoffending, the spending watchdog has warned.

A new report has highlighted a dramatic escalation in the number of Aberdeenshire adults deemed to be at risk of harm, including a steep rise in those aged over 65.

Every health board now has a dedicated dementia expert to improve standards of care for people with the illness.

The Kemback Street Action Group has claimed it has been ”treated with contempt”, after Dundee City Council decided to close the centre.

A SHOCKED pensioner says he has received visits from 15 different care workers since a controversial council shake-up, including FIVE different carers on consecutive days.

The Scottish Government has asked the SSSC to begin work on establishing a degree level qualification for the residential child care workforce in keeping with the National Residential Child Care Initiative (NRCCI).

EMERGENCY talks are due to be held to discover why occupancy rates at Scotland’s residential drug treatment centres are so low.

SHETLAND Islands Council’s community care department has been slow at achieving savings of £2 million because of the number of services under review, councillors heard on Wednesday.