Articles by Date : January 01 2006 - January 31 2006

'Social care should be in the mainstream of public services'
Andrew Cozens tells Sally Gillen about his new role advising councils on best practice more
(12 January 2006 12:00)

MONDAY 23 JANUARY 2006
New director of social care at Department of Health more
(23 January 2006 10:21)

Cannabis remains class C drug
Cannabis will not be re-classified as a class B drug, the home secretary announced yesterday. more
(20 January 2006 10:36)

Commissioners unite for call to ban smacking
The four commissioners for children and young people in the UK have today united to call on the government to ban the physical punishment of.... more
(23 January 2006 00:00)

Sex offenders barred from working in schools
Anyone who is cautioned or convicted for sex offences against children will be automatically barred from working in schools, the education secretary.... more
(19 January 2006 14:58)

In the Spotlight with Andrew Holman
What three words best describe you? Reliable, reckless, tolerant. If you were stuck on a desert island, and could take one person and one.... more
(20 January 2006 15:19)

How to network
Practical advice on work issues more
(10 January 2006 15:35)

Profile: Sue Thompson
Careers in social care more
(04 January 2006 12:05)

Why I love my job
Social care staff on the joys of the profession more
(06 January 2006 09:08)

Improving the Health and Well-being of Young People Leaving Care
This is a well written book and for anyone working with young people, this will be an essential book to read, writes Wendy Dare. more
(12 January 2006 13:25)

The Cost of Foster Care: Investing in our Children's Future
A surprisingly straightforward read considering the amount of information contained and the subject: read within an hour but expect to be thinking.... more
(12 January 2006 13:27)

Carers' Guide to Physical Interventions and the Law
The authors give the reader a whistle-stop ride through various aspects of the law relating to physical interventions. more
(12 January 2006 13:30)

FRIDAY 20 JANUARY 2006
All child sex offenders barred from teaching more
(20 January 2006 09:37)

Welsh assembly wobble on free care
Campaigners fear the Welsh assembly government could drop a pre-election pledge to introduce free home care for disabled people in Wales by 2007. more
(20 January 2006 09:00)

Money offered for voluntary return
Thousands of failed asylum seekers are to be offered £2,000 cash as an incentive to return voluntarily to their countries of origin. more
(20 January 2006 08:58)

A lifeline from Surrey?
So Surrey Council is merging its adults' and children's departments to create a more family-centred service. more
(20 January 2006 08:54)

Anger as government decides not to enforce Adoption Act representation
The government has been accused of reneging on promises after deciding that children in private law cases will not automatically have access to.... more
(20 January 2006 08:51)

Respect lapse by 'tsar' Louise Casey
The head of the government's antisocial behaviour taskforce was accused of lacking respect this week when she was 15 minutes late in logging on to a.... more
(20 January 2006 08:48)

Medecins du Monde serves east London
An international relief agency has set up a health service for vulnerable people in east London. more
(20 January 2006 08:46)

Scots charities fear loss of client trust
Child protection work delivered by voluntary organisations in Scotland could be severely undermined if they are forced to share sensitive client.... more
(20 January 2006 08:44)

Anger over numbers of jailed children
The UK's record on locking up children has been slammed by the Howard League for Penal Reform after it looked at prison populations across Europe. more
(20 January 2006 08:42)

Dating agency wins social care awards
A dating and friendship service for adults with learning difficulties in London received the top accolade in social care last month. more
(20 January 2006 08:10)

Too much paperwork say staff
Social care professionals are becoming overwhelmed by paperwork at the expense of working with service users, a Community Care survey has revealed. more
(20 January 2006 08:08)

Watchdog warning on vetting failings
Recruitment and retention problems in social care are increasing risks to vulnerable people, according to the chair of the Commission for Social Care.... more
(20 January 2006 08:00)

Sex offenders to be banned from schools
All child sex offenders will be barred from working in schools in the future, education secretary Ruth Kelly reassured MPs today. more
(19 January 2006 17:53)

Children voice data-sharing doubts
Social workers should only be told personal information about a child or young person if it is essential for their job, say children asked for their.... more
(19 January 2006 15:39)

No compensation over abuse claims
A mother who had her baby taken away for four months after she and her partner were wrongly accused of abuse has failed in a test case bid for.... more
(19 January 2006 15:17)

Truancy rises
The government is losing its battle against truancy, it was claimed today. more
(19 January 2006 14:29)

Social care should lobby for more cash, says Kathryn Hudson
The Department of Health's director of care services today called on social care leaders to continue lobbying for increased funding for the sector,.... more
(19 January 2006 14:16)

Kelly to elaborate on sex offender measures as schools row continues
The education secretary is due to give a statement to the House of Commons this week revealing how many sex offenders have been allowed to work in.... more
(19 January 2006 12:21)

Rail staff fail to help Massie board train
A rail operator has launched an inquiry after the chair of the Disability Rights Commission was left stranded at a station last week. more
(19 January 2006 12:20)

Emptying the streets
In the mid 1990s, when the Children's Society launched its Game's Up campaign against prostitution, the idea that the so-called sex industry was a.... more
(19 January 2006 12:19)

Duty, love and sacrifice
Fred Hughes cares for his wife Doris at their home in Enfield, north London. "She has multiple sclerosis. She can't move; she can't feed herself; she.... more
(19 January 2006 12:16)

MPs dismiss trust plans as 'mockery'
Plans to reform primary care trusts could harm relationships between health and local government, make the NHS more remote and threaten public health.... more
(19 January 2006 12:10)

Late reviews will not incur fines
The government has denied that it plans to fine councils that fail to complete their Supporting People service reviews by the 31 March deadline, and.... more
(19 January 2006 12:08)

Doubts grow over role of parenting
Councils in England and Wales have so far been unwilling to use parenting orders, so the government's plans to roll them out to more agencies have.... more
(19 January 2006 12:06)

Turnaround team heads for Liverpool
Troubleshooters are to be sent by the government to turn around Liverpool's failing Supporting People programme. more
(19 January 2006 11:53)

Concerns over staff training on minors
The Home Office is struggling to meet a long-standing target to train immigration staff at UK ports on how to interview unaccompanied minors entering.... more
(19 January 2006 11:52)

Charities 'could double provision'
The amount of state-funded mental health treatment provided by the voluntary sector could double over the next three years, under plans drawn up by a.... more
(19 January 2006 11:49)

More interagency working but no social services split in plan for Wales
The Welsh assembly government's 10-year social care policy paper will advocate stronger ties between social work and other agencies but will stop.... more
(19 January 2006 11:48)

Links with child services are weak
A lack of co-ordination between substance misuse and mainstream children's services is hampering attempts to meet the needs of young people with.... more
(19 January 2006 11:28)

On the cliff face
Will moves to split social services departments into adults' and children's sections aggravate the problem of users falling through gaps in services?.... more
(19 January 2006 11:21)

Fight for inquiry into offender's death goes on despite court setback
Charities have vowed to continue their campaign to force the Home Office to hold a public inquiry into the death of a 16-year-old boy in a young.... more
(19 January 2006 11:10)

Few councils take up UN scheme
Two groups of refugees arrived in the north of England this week as part of an international resettlement scheme that is proving unpopular with.... more
(19 January 2006 11:06)

Apology for Bournewood pair for
The couple caring for a severely autistic man at the centre of the landmark Bournewood incapacity case were subject to a whispering campaign by.... more
(19 January 2006 11:04)

Guide urges health staff to act on fears
Midwives, health visitors and GPs have been encouraged to take a more active role in tackling domestic violence, under new government guidelines. more
(19 January 2006 11:02)

Home Office puts onus on outreach
Specialist support must be offered wherever there are women trapped in prostitution, according to new government proposals. more
(19 January 2006 11:00)

Weak adult safeguards and data vacuum must be addressed
A killing at a Surrey care home has prompted calls for adult protection to carry the same statutory weight as that afforded to children. Simeon.... more
(19 January 2006 10:56)

Boost for Met's faith community scheme
A key project to tackle child abuse in London's faith communities is set for a major expansion. more
(19 January 2006 10:51)

Pilots cut numbers claiming benefit
The Pathways to Work scheme is helping people to come off incapacity benefit, new research claims. more
(19 January 2006 10:50)