Child told ‘massive adoption lie’ before being placed in Australian orphanage
A child moved to the other side of the world after a “massive lie” gave her hope she would find a better life there, an inquiry has been told. A
Read More
Log In
Sign Up
Tag: Childrens Care Homes
Emotive TV documentary on Barnardo’s sparked allegations of abuse, inquiry told
An “emotive and provocative” television documentary about the work of a charity led to alleged abuse victims coming forward and sparked thousands of requests for access to records, an inquiry
Read More
Care providers faced constant recruitment challenges, child abuse inquiry told
Recruiting and retaining staff was a “huge challenge” for some residential care establishments in the past, an academic has told a child abuse probe. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard
Read More
Recruitment problems persist for care sector in Scotland – new figures published
More than half of care homes for adults and older people plus care at home services have vacancies, a new report indicates. The joint report from the Care Inspectorate and
Read More
Report: Staff Vacancies In Care Services 2017 (Scotland)
The Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have published new figures on the levels of staff vacancies in Scotland’s social care services. This report provides a national
Read More
Police response to historic child sex abuse claims ‘totally unacceptable’, inquiry told
A man killed himself after his allegations of being sexually abused as a child in care were dismissed by police, a former director of Barnardo’s Scotland has claimed. Hugh Mackintosh
Read More
Barnardo’s children’s home care not good enough, admits former boss
A former senior boss at Barnardo’s in Scotland has admitted some of the organisation’s previous practices for children in residential care were “not good enough”. Speaking at the Scottish Child
Read More
Child sexual abuse at care home not properly investigated, council admits
A council has admitted failings at a care home where a worker sexually abused young boys. Victims of Brian Newman came forward following the Jimmy Saville scandal and a report
Read More
Former children’s home resident told ex-employee he was raped as a teenager
A former resident of a children’s home confided to an ex-employee he had been raped and sexually abused as a teenager, an inquiry has been told. The Scottish Child Abuse
Read More
Inquiry hears from orphan who ran away after being ‘mercilessly taunted’
An inquiry has heard a girl ran away from an orphanage because she was “mercilessly taunted” by other children. The witness, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was at
Read More