The purpose of this circular is to provide updated practice guidance for those organisations and personnel directly involved in the home leave process for prisoners. This circular supersedes Circular No.

This document looks at the scope for improving the efficiency of the acute care pathway in adult mental health, while maximising quality.

Skills for Scotland (2007) committed to undertake work which would look at offender learning as a whole in Scotland, with the aim of providing a more streamlined and improved learning

An easy read guide of the Scottish Government publication ‘With Inclusion in Mind: The local authority’s role in promoting wellbeing and social development: Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act

The rising tide of destitution is often being caused by Britain’s chaotic asylum system either denying them support or limiting them to an amount that is internationally recognised as being

The paper consults on the future arrangements for the regulation of independent healthcare in Scotland and seeks views on the deginition and scope of independent healthcare services that should be

This study was commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions to examine the issues surrounding benefit uptake in England by individuals who use illicit drugs, in particular heroin and

The Social Care Institite for Excellence urges all social care staff and managers  to visit a helpful and innovative website. It provides an easy way to share practice examples which

The report evaluates the range and effectiveness of the arrangements for education and training for several categories of young people: those identified for their likelihood of offending; young offenders who

This statistical release measures key aspects of service provision that should be in place locally to effectively meet the needs of children and young people with mental health problems.