Adoption and fostering services in Scotland performing well despite lengthy waits
A quarter of children up for adoption in Scotland at the end of 2017 had to wait more than a year to be placed with families, according to the Care
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Local councillors urged to back call for Government to introduce free personal care
Older people’s charity, Independent Age, has called on local councillors to back the public’s call for the government to introduce free personal care for over 65s – something that is
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New type of inspection identifies ‘key strengths’ in Argyll and Bute children’s services
A new type of inspection has identified key strengths in the way children and young people in need of care and protection in Argyll and Bute are supported and cared
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Couple whose baby suffered head injury can resume family life as council litigation halted
A couple have been given the go-ahead to resume family life nine months after council social services bosses began family court litigation as a result of their baby son suffering
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First Minister welcomes free personal care following ‘Frank’s Law’ campaign
Free personal care will be available regardless of age or income from Monday when Frank’s Law comes into force. The campaign to expand free personal care in Scotland, which was
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Government efforts to reform children’s social care branded ‘painfully slow’
Vulnerable children deserve better than the “painfully slow” progress the Government has made reforming children’s social care, an influential committee of MPs has said. A new report from the Public
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Judge asked to reconsider social services evidence relating to death of 10-year-old
Council social services bosses are waiting for a High Court judge to make findings about the cause of death of a 10-year-old girl whose body was found in her bedroom
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Council seeks to arrange home care for woman ‘detained’ in hospital for six months
Council social services bosses say they are trying to arrange a care package for a woman with mental health difficulties after a judge said she had “effectively been detained” in
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Council leaders call for urgent investment to increase child health visitor numbers
Communities are facing a “serious shortfall” in children’s health visitors, council leaders have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents 370 councils in England and Wales, said investment is
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Minister announces review of mental health legislation in Scotland
Legislation governing the treatment of people with mental health issues will be reviewed, Scotland’s Mental Health Minister has announced. Clare Haughey said Scotland’s Mental Health Act was “groundbreaking” when it
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