This report looks at the challenge an ageing population gives councils as public spending is reduced. It claims that most councils do not know enough about the costs of their

This consultation – on possible reforms to the rule against double jeopardy in Scottish criminal cases – follows on from the Scottish Law Commission’s Report on Double Jeopardy, published in

This research was undertaken to better understand parents’ and young people’s attitudes and behaviour towards alcohol and alcohol consumption. It was designed to investigate how children’s behaviour may be influenced

These presentations set out the information from a series of four briefings on the arrangements for the inspection of children’s centres for all local authorities in England

There were two main purposes. First, to establish what professional boundaries guidance currently exists for social workers, or for sections of the workforce that includes social workers in the United

Government policy emphasises paid work as the best route out of poverty and skills policy as part of the way out of recession. Yet even before the recession, concern was

Between 1991 and 2008, the number of suicides in people aged 15 years and over in the United Kingdom fell. Despite a sharp increase of 538 from 1997 to 1998,

How employers organise jobs affects pay, career progression, job security and, for typically low-paid jobs, the low-pay/no-pay cycle. Through qualitative case studies, this research explores employers’ scope to offer greater

This report draws on visits to 27 children’s homes in eight local authorities. It identifies how the mental health needs of young people in care aged 16 and over are