Independent mental health advocacy groups in Edinburgh fear the council is planning to replace them, after it published the results of a joint review by the council and NHS Lothian. A key aim of the review is to reduce council funding of advocacy services by £100,000 per annum.

Glasgow’s groundbreaking merger of social work and frontline healthcare has collapsed, sparking unprecedented strife between the nation’s largest health board and local authority.

It is easy to reveal the secret hiding place of a child taken in to protective care. One social worker knows exactly how easy.

The secret locations of almost 100 children in hiding from abusive or neglectful parents have been revealed after blunders by Glasgow and national agencies.

Reports of a decrease in the number of rough sleepers in the city contradicted by the experience of organisations working on the ground.

Children’s Minister Adam Ingram is visiting Dumfries to see the work being done to help young people leaving care.

One of Highland Council’s most senior officials is to retire after spending 36 years in the social work sector in Scotland.

A £4million Angus care home looks likely to be given the go-ahead today – despite concerns raised by residents.

The former head of Scotland’s children’s hearing system believes human rights laws will kill off the nation’s unique form of delivering justice for children.

The uncertainty over whether or not Highland Council will build five new care homes will continue until next month after councillors voted yesterday to consult their communities before taking a final decision.