A council is investigating a data protection blunder – less than 24 hours after it moved to tighten up information handling procedures.

A council report has revealed a 76% reduction in serious offences committed by young people in Dundee.

An Aberdeen dementia sufferer received the best possible care despite being looked after by nearly 90 different care workers over a 12-month period, an investigation has found.

A new campaign has been launched to reduce Scotland’s high level of re-offending.

Funding of £50,000 is being made available to support college students who have responsibility as carers.

Two in five unpaid carers are sacrificing their own health by putting off medical treatment while they look after someone, according to a new report.

The Care Inspectorate have published their joint inspection report on the protection of children and young people in the Fife Council area.

VOLUNTEERS from Edinburgh are being invited to share their experiences in a new campaign launched by Volunteer Development Scotland.

THE number of racist incidents in Scotland has fallen for the fourth successive year, official police figures released yesterday show.

More than 100 asylum seekers and refugees living in Glasgow are destitute, meaning being prevented from either working or accessing financial support, according to a snapshot survey conducted by a Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) researcher earlier this year.