Inspection report on children’s services published
A new report examining how well services for children and young people are performing in Orkney has been published today (Monday 20 May). The Care Inspectorate was asked by Scottish
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Uni childcare expert set to visit Turkey
A CHILDCARE expert from Strathclyde University is travelling to Turkey to help the country modernise its systems for looking after youngsters. Dr Ian Milligan, international lead with the Centre For
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Call for contributors to National Kinship Care survey
Children 1st are inviting kinship carers across Scotland to take part in a survey on the National Kinship Care Service. As many people will be aware, the National Service is
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Rise in care fees ‘bad for Glasgow’
THE leader of Glasgow City Council has attacked plans to increase care home and nursing care fees as “not in Glasgow’s interests.” Gordon Matheson was speaking as city councillors “reluctantly”
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Multi-million pound investment approved for Aberdeen care facilities
Investment in vital social care projects totalling more than £22million has been approved by Aberdeen City Council. Social Care and Wellbeing Committee members unanimously backed capital spending on two ongoing
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‘There were many tears’ — elderly residents told Belmont Castle care home in Meigle will close
Elderly residents of a Perthshire care home broke down in tears yesterday when they learned of its impending closure. Staff and residents at Belmont Castle in Meigle were given the
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Funds for Glasgow project to curb impact of welfare reform
A project to help Glaswegians develop the skills to claim benefits and find jobs online is to receive £170,000 support from the Scottish Government, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced
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MacAskill under fire over court closure
JUSTICE Secretary Kenny MacAskill came under fire today for announcing the closure of Haddington Sheriff Court – just three days after promising to consider the case for keeping it open.
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Committee to tackle child sex abuse in Scotland
Efforts to eradicate the sexual exploitation of children are to be looked at by a parliamentary committee. The Public Petitions Committee has been studying the effectiveness of current guidelines and practices around the subject over the last month and will now focus on the barriers that prevent cases being reported and investigated.
The committee wants to hear from bodies working to tackle exploitation to find out the difficulties which exist in relation to the identification, disruption and prosecution of the perpetrators.
Pre-school nursery hours to increase in Scotland
Plans to increase free pre-school childcare have been spelled out by the Scottish government.
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