A CAMPAIGN has been launched to highlight the abuse suffered by adults who are unable to protect themselves from harm.

POLICE yesterday appealed for witnesses to a suspicious fire which severely damaged a refurbished Wester Ross care home to come forward.

A refurbished Wester Ross care home was severely damaged following a fire yesterday – just days before residents were due to move back in.

A COUNCIL department set up to help some of the most vulnerable members of society has been heavily criticised for failing its charges.

SOCIAL work chiefs have admitted defeat in trying to get a spiralling budget under control. The council department has seen its overspend rise from a reported £1.5million last August to £2.25million in February.

Not all volunteers should have enhanced background checks, says Scottish Government Scottish councils are thinking of amending their contracts with social care charities because of a change in vetting procedures by Disclosure Scotland.

A health board has been criticised after a paralysed stroke patient was not fed or given fluids for 20 hours. She was also sent home from hospital to the wrong address in a taxi, which caused her “considerable distress” as she was unable to speak.

Tam Baillie, who is currently director of policy and influencing with Barnardo’s Scotland, has been nominated to become the second Commissioner for Children and Young people in Scotland. 

New laws to improve stability for young people in care and minimise upheaval as they grow up were unveiled by Children’s Minister Adam Ingram today.

THERE are two doors leading into Scotland’s “children’s tsar” Kathleen Marshall’s soon to be former offices. One is just an everyday, typical office front door, nothing different or exceptional. Just a door.