A new £80 million fund has been announced to help businesses and communities in Scotland recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The funding, unveiled by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday
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Scotland is committed to meeting its Human Rights obligations for people with learning disabilities, which are outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
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The Scottish Government has said it aims to have “greatly reduced” long hospital stays and out-of-area placements for those with learning difficulties or complex needs by March 2024. In a
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A council inspected after the murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes has left “a significant number of children” in situations of “unknown risk”, a report has found. A joint targeted area inspection
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Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and the Chief Inspector of Probation (HMIP) for England and Wales has published
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Youth services in England are spending less than a quarter of what they were spending a decade ago per child, according to analysis from the YMCA. Funding cuts have seen
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Wales is to roll out one of the most generous basic income schemes ever trialled in the world to its care leavers this year. The pilot will see all young
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Urgent calls have been made to bolster current policy to protect children and young people organisations as the majority said they are struggling to provide crucial services, it can be
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Children may be less safe under proposed changes to NHS structures which could destabilise safeguarding partnerships that “already need urgent improvement”, a charity has warned. The NSPCC said it is
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A High Court judge has raised “considerable concern” about how long it has taken police to carry out an investigation after a teenager was found at her parents’ home in
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