Legal reforms mean more openness in Family Courts
The first shaft of light to illuminate the dark corners of the civil courts may be disappointing to campaigners, but it is better than no change at all, says Cassandra Jardine.
The first shaft of light to illuminate the dark corners of the civil courts may be disappointing to campaigners, but it is better than no change at all, says Cassandra Jardine.
A MERSEY care home forged inspection documents and sent in the owner’s daughter as a “bogus” inspector, a tribunal heard yesterday.
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CITY leader Jenny Dawe has paid tribute to city social workers. In her monthly leader’s report, Councillor Dawe said: “Child protection is an area where finely balanced decisions require to be taken and where, sadly, there is sometimes no margin for error.
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POLICE yesterday appealed for witnesses to a suspicious fire which severely damaged a refurbished Wester Ross care home to come forward.
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Scots with hearing problems will now benefit from new national standards of service provision set in place for the first time in the UK.
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Speaking in advance of Monday’s Assembly debate on plans to axe 722 nursing posts from Northern Ireland’s health service, Royal College of Nursing [RCN] Northern Ireland Director Mary Hinds has urged Assembly members to support any proposals to exempt or reduce the impact on the health service of the efficiency targets required under the Comprehensive Spending Review [CSR].
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Social work services in Argyll and Bute have significantly improved following a critical report from the national inspection agency.
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An influential group of MPs who want more children taken away from their problem families earlier are “losing the plot” according to county’s most senior civil servant.
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Older people have a major role in Wales’ future, says Gwenda Thomas. This week sees another significant step towards improving the lives of older people in Wales with the coming together of Age Concern Cymru and Help the Aged Wales.
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A refurbished Wester Ross care home was severely damaged following a fire yesterday – just days before residents were due to move back in.
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