CSSIW launches its National Advisory Board
The National Advisory Board will give a stronger voice to citizens and stakeholders in our work and provide us with advice and recommendations on how we can improve care and
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More improvement needed at Neath Port Talbot children’s service, report
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has published its findings today on its inspection of Children’s Social Services in Neath Port Talbot (NPT) County Borough Council. Imelda Richardson,
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Call for review into drafting of laws for Social Services Bill
The flagship Bill to revolutionise social services in Wales is so large and poorly drafted that a review should be carried out by the Welsh Government to address whether it
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New dementia nursing home in Powys to create 70 jobs
Up to 70 full-time jobs could be created by a £5m project to build a nursing dementia care home on the site of a pub in Newtown in Powys. County
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Foster leaving age in Wales should rise to 21, charities say
12 leading charities have joined together to call on the Welsh Government to change the law so that fostered young people in Wales can stay with their foster carers until
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Radical reform of public services in Wales is imminent
A Commission set up to examine public services in Wales has published a report outlining fundamental changes to structures, roles and programmes across the public sector. The Williams Commission’s report
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Experts appointed to new social services advisory group
Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister for Social Services has announced appointments to a new expert group for social services. Sally Ellis, who will chair the group, is the corporate director for
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Over 100 complaints in seven months to Neath Port Talbot children’s service
There were more than 100 complaints about the Children and Young People services at Neath Port Talbot Council in a seven month period. Between July 2012 and January 2013, 114
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Nothing could have been done to prevent death of teenager in care – SRC
Nothing more could have been done to prevent the death of a Pembrokeshire teenager in the care of social services, a serious care review has said today. Seren Bernard’s body
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Wrexham night shelter secures funding for three years
The future of a 16-bed night shelter service for homeless people in Wrexham has been secured with a new funding agreement. The Ty Nos Night Shelter, run by Clwyd Alyn
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