One-third of Scottish care homes could close as a result of new EU regulations, a Scottish MEP has warned.

Scotland’s children’s commissioner is calling for local authorities to outline what steps have been taken to ensure young people don’t leave care too early, a year after a damning report into the problem.

A NEW children’s home opened its doors in Airdrie. Councillor Barry McCulloch, convener of Housing and Social Work Services, along with one of the young residents, performed the opening ceremony at the Forrest Street house.

TWO women with experience of dealing with local social workers and child protection procedures said they were not surprised by a report published last week by Her Majesty’s Inspectorater of Education (HMIE) which accused Moray Council of serious failings in its child protection policies.

PLANS for a new children’s unit for Inverclyde have been welcomed by social work staff who say it will really make a difference.

Councillors in Stirling are today expected to decide if two city residential care homes which employ 50 people should be closed.

INTRODUCING a new, high-tech emergency response system will help vulnerable Perthshire residents to remain in their own homes, council chiefs claimed yesterday.

MORE help will be available for vulnerable children and their families after East Lothian Council agreed to increase its social care budget.

Scotland’s care regulator, the Care Commission, is continuing to make a ‘real difference’ to improve the well-being of thousands of people across Scotland, according to the organisation’s latest Annual Report.

Childcare provision for the under-threes in Aberdeenshire is often inconsistent and inflexible, a new report has revealed.