Council Defends Transfer Of Care Jobs As Union Voices Fears
It has been six months in the making and promises to be one of the most radical developments in Scottish local government in recent years.
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It has been six months in the making and promises to be one of the most radical developments in Scottish local government in recent years.
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CHILD protection workers have been suspended over claims they sent joke emails about paedophiles. Kids’ faces were stuck on pictures of Gary Glitter and allegedly circulated around South Lanarkshire Council.
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Adult social services staff have been warned to brace themselves for a substantial increase in the numbers being referred to them for help, as the credit crunch starts to take its toll on family life.
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SOCIAL services chiefs in York have been told by a national watchdog they must be more consistent in the way they operate. City of York Council has received its final report following the Commission For Social Care Inspection (CSCI) analysis of the city’s services, which has outlined areas where improvements need to be made.
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The care received by a mentally ill patient before he stabbed a 56-year-old woman to death has been criticised. Christopher Devine, 23, from Rhyl, Denbighshire, killed Sandra Bowring (also known by her maiden name Vincent) after they met at a psychiatric unit.
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A RUNCORN man who founded an international children’s charity has died at the age of 64. Ron Newby MBE, founder and chief executive of Global Care, grew up in Runcorn as one of eight children before moving to the Midlands to study and work.
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Inspectors have ranked child protection services in Renfrewshire as among the best in Scotland. HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) praised the prompt action taken to safeguard “at risk” children.
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A former outdoor activities instructor convicted of sexually abusing children at youth camps has been jailed for 12 years at the High Court in Edinburgh.
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A national points system to ration care for millions of older and disabled people was recommended yesterday by the head of the social care inspectorate in England.
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THE city council (Edinburgh) was today accused of “discriminating” against older people after announcing more service cutbacks to tackle a multi-million-pound black hole.
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