THE adopted teenage son of foster carers repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted a young girl they had fostered. The 19-year-old boy had abused the girl for four years – from when she was six years old – before her brother told one of his teachers.

UNIONS have reacted with anger to the Assembly Government’s decision to appoint a management consultancy which recommended swingeing job cuts in the NHS in England.

SEVENTY carers in the Gwendraeth Valley who help the elderly face having their wages slashed. A clause in their new contract would also mean if they left the company — Village Homecare, based at Woodlands Terrace in Cross Hands — they will not be able to work for another agency for six months.

CHILDREN with autism could be missing out on vital help and service because their parents are given little support, a father has claimed.

THERE are 14,000 people in Wales who currently pay for community care services. These services allow disabled people to live at home with dignity and independence and include things like help with getting washed and dressed in the morning, and getting into bed at night.

Bridgend County Borough Council is spearheading a new campaign to recruit social workers. Social workers play a vital role within any local authority, and Bridgend County Borough Council is keen to recruit qualified professionals to joins its busy assessment and safeguarding teams.

SOCIAL workers have been praised for the work they carry out to ensure vulnerable children in Flintshire are at minimum risk.

A 56-year-old man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting an 88-year-old resident of a care home. Reginald Wynne Griffiths, of Tywyn, Gwynedd, who denied the charge, was found guilty by a jury at Caernarfon Crown Court.

DISTURBING gaps in the services meant to protect children from abuse have been identified across Wales. Three major reports compiled in the wake of the Baby Peter tragedy have raised concerns about the ability of all statutory services to properly safeguard children in the long-term.

CHILD protection is too often left to social services to deal with alone when other organisations should also take responsibility, three major reports have found.