Engage: Our journey to provide residential services in the Highlands
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Social worker who sold child’s address for holiday avoids custodial sentence
A social worker who sold the address of an adopted child to her birth mother to pay for a holiday to the Dominican Republic has walked free from court. Androulla
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Constance attacks Tories over ‘utterly shameful’ attempt to hide child poverty
A senior Scottish Government minister has accused the Conservatives of trying to “sweep child poverty under the carpet”. Communities Secretary Angela Constance said the UK Government was trying to hide
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Inspectors report children’s services in Glasgow performing well
Services for children and young people in Glasgow are improving lives and having a positive impact, inspectors have said. That was the key finding of a joint inspection of services
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NI project will see health, care and education staff collaborate to better support children
A new regional integrated health and social care service working directly in mainstream primary schools supporting children has been launched this month in Northern Ireland. ‘RISE’ (Regional Integrated Support for
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‘Bullying & bombastic’ mother made teen think he was dying, welfare case hears
A sick 15-year-old boy has been robbed of much of his childhood as a result of his parents exaggerating his symptoms, a High Court judge has said. The teenager’s mother
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Manchester terror attack should not be hidden from children, say psychiatrists
Leading psychiatrists have advised parents not to hide the news of the Manchester terror attack from their children. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said it is best to be honest
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RGU set to host multi-agency disability and child protection event
Robert Gordon University (RGU) is set to host a regional child protection event, in partnership with the Child Protection Committees of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. The event – titled ‘Disability
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Duchess hails ‘dedicated and inspirational’ teams at children’s hospices
The Duchess of Cambridge has praised the extraordinary work of “dedicated and inspirational” staff and volunteers at children’s hospices across the UK. To mark the beginning of Children’s Hospice Week,
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Social workers to Skype young brothers in family dispute who were taken to Iraq
Social workers are set to Skype two brothers at the centre of family court litigation after being taken to Iraq. A judge says he wants to hear what the boys,
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