After a successful pilot in Inverclyde, a campaign to make young people aware of the dangers and consequences of carrying a knife will be rolled out to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Clackmannanshire.

FEMALE offenders who often suffer from severe long-term problems such as sexual abuse are more likely to re-offend.

COST-CUTTING council chiefs want to spend £13,000 on a staff party. The Big Thank You event at the Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries takes place at the end of September for the social work department.

LABOUR’S social work spokesman Councillor John Syme has spoken of his concern following a further refusal by Dumfries and Galloway Council to commit to the future of Activity Resource Centres (ARCs) in the region.

The man in charge of Strathclyde Fire and Rescue when a blaze killed 14 care home residents told an inquiry into the deaths that the brigade could only give advice on fire safety when asked to do so.

The UK government’s decision to place the planned Vetting & Barring Scheme (VBS) on hold for England, Northern Ireland and Wales has been swiftly followed by confirmation that a similar initiative in Scotland is to go ahead from 30 November 2010.

UNIONS are warning that frontline social work staff will be in the firing line for redundancies due to the financial squeeze, despite Scottish Government figures showing councils employ more social workers than ever.

New research indicates that enhanced disclosure checks give a false sense of reassurance as the majority of persistent and serious offenders are never even referred to the police or Reporter.

A NEW 48-bed residential care home is set to be built in Kirkcaldy. Plans for the home, which will be built on empty land north of Ostlers Way, were approved by councillors at Tuesday’s planning committee.

Victims of domestic abuse in Moray will lose out on an innovative programme to tackle the problem, it emerged yesterday.