Council must apologise to mother over son’s death
Aberdeen City Council has been told to apologise to a woman whose son starved to death while in the care of health and social workers.
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Aberdeen City Council has been told to apologise to a woman whose son starved to death while in the care of health and social workers.
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Plans to allow the media to name social workers in family court cases are being opposed strongly by judges and lawyers, who warn that the change could breach human rights laws. They have expressed “grave concerns” that the latest tranche of reforms to open up the courts may drive away experts and violate children’s rights to privacy.
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AN ATTEMPT to make up for a broken promise to disabled people could result in some of them paying more for their home care, a campaign group has warned.
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Two major social care developments at an Aberdeenshire village were officially opened by First Minister Alex Salmond yesterday.
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A coroner attacked authorities over failings while dealing with a family who were terrorised by a gang of youths asking why social workers could not have just “sat down with a cup of tea” and asked how to help.
A FORMER social services boss and scout leader from West Yorkshire has been charged with a series of sex offences against teenage boys dating back 40 years.
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FIFE Council has come under fire over allegations of low staff morale, intimidation and a blame culture across its social work service.
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FOLLOWING last night’s meeting of Wirral’s Audit and Risk Management committee, the council has issued the following response.
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Voluntary sector organisations such as Home-Start can play a vital role in the future of social work, a senior Liberal Democrat MP has said.
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COUNCILLORS have approved the draft development plan for a £9.3 million project, which aims to provide improved services for older people in Carnoustie on the site of the Kinloch school.
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