Plans to increase free pre-school childcare have been spelled out by the Scottish government.

The most deprived areas in Scotland will take the biggest financial hit when the present welfare reforms come into effect. This is the conclusion of research published today commissioned by the Scottish Parliament’s Welfare Reform Committee.

A consultation is set to take place next week in the Western Isles to gather information about how services for older people could be enhanced to better meet the needs of service users.

A PRESENTATION of SVQ level three awards took place at Storyville Care Home in Kirriemuir last Wednesday.

A CHARITY chief who was instrumental in shaping the district’s voluntary sector has stepped down after nine years in the post.

EAST Dunbartonshire Council’s Social Work service has been highly praised by inspectors.

A threat to close a Tweedbank care home has been withdrawn after inspectors found ‘significant improvements’ had been made to the service.

The Social Services Knowledge Scotland (SSKS) Impact and Satisfaction Evaluation was completed in order to evaluate the impact SSKS has on day-to-day practice and learning and development for social care workers.

Scotland’s progressive homelessness legislation was a giant step forward, but there is much more work still to do, by Fiona King

PLANS to close ten sheriff courts in the face of £24.6 million in cuts will damage access to justice, harm high streets and hit victims and witnesses in the pockets, critics have warned.