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Judge hits at social services over boy cared for by paedophile relative

By The Press Association31st December 2015News England

Social services staff have come under fire after a family court judge heard how a boy spent at least two years living with a relative who was a convicted paedophile.

Completion times for family court care proceedings in Wales cut by more than half

By Iain MacDonald22nd December 2015News Wales

The time it takes for a family court in Wales to decide whether a child should be placed in the care of a local authority has been cut by more

Swinney’s budget branded ‘catastrophic’ for council jobs and services

By Iain MacDonald17th December 2015News Scotland

John Swinney’s latest budget plans will be “catastrophic” for jobs and services in Scotland’s councils, local authority leaders have warned. The Deputy First Minister has allocated £10.3 billion for local

Council unable to explain how sheltered housing resident suffered 50 rat bites

By The Press Association15th December 2015News England

A council has said it is “unable to determine the exact circumstances” of how a grandmother suffered terrible injuries which her family believe were the result of multiple rat bites.

Children’s services risking lives of young will be taken over, says Cameron

By Iain MacDonald14th December 2015News England

Failing children’s services that are putting the lives of young people at risk will now be taken over by other councils and charities, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. Powers

COSLA launch new local government plan for disabled in Scotland

By Iain MacDonald11th December 2015News Scotland

The body representing local authorities in Scotland has launched its a new plan for disabled people based on the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and the

New warning of real-terms cut in social care funding and risk to services

By The Press Association9th December 2015News England

Councils could struggle to fund social care in the future, meaning services may be put at risk, leaders in the sector have warned. George Osborne said social care could expect

Council worker jailed for adult care services fraud and money laundering scam

By Iain MacDonald4th December 2015News England

A woman behind a fraud and money laundering scam which defrauded Haringey Council of almost £500,000, has been jailed for three years and six months. Ceyda Elkatme, 35, of Waltham

Delay in introduction of care costs cap ‘disappointing’, say Commons committee

By The Press Association2nd December 2015News England

The delay in implementing the cap on care costs is “disappointing” and the Government should draw up a clear timetable for putting it in place to prevent people facing unlimited

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Judge hits at social services over boy cared for by paedophile relative

Completion times for family court care proceedings in Wales cut by more than half

Council unable to explain how sheltered housing resident suffered 50 rat bites

Children’s services risking lives of young will be taken over, says Cameron

COSLA launch new local government plan for disabled in Scotland

Council worker jailed for adult care services fraud and money laundering scam

Delay in introduction of care costs cap ‘disappointing’, say Commons committee

Family hail justice for little ones as mother jailed over four boys’ fire deaths

Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders of girls

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental ‘open warfare’ slammed by vaccine tsar

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Tag: Local Authorities

Judge hits at social services over boy cared for by paedophile relative

Completion times for family court care proceedings in Wales cut by more than half

Swinney’s budget branded ‘catastrophic’ for council jobs and services

Council unable to explain how sheltered housing resident suffered 50 rat bites

Children’s services risking lives of young will be taken over, says Cameron

Think-thank warns of bleak future over ‘dismantling’ of social care system

COSLA launch new local government plan for disabled in Scotland

New warning of real-terms cut in social care funding and risk to services

Council worker jailed for adult care services fraud and money laundering scam

Delay in introduction of care costs cap ‘disappointing’, say Commons committee