Articles by Date : February 01 2005 - February 28 2005

Fuel suppliers told to do more to help
Fuel suppliers told to do more to help Fuel companies should be banned from disconnecting supplies unless they do more to protect vulnerable.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Hodge to protect parent involvement
Children's minister Margaret Hodge attempted to allay fears last week that parent participation in Sure Start local programmes would diminish once.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

The Big Question
Should schools be offered financial incentives to take in vulnerable pupils? more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Some things have only got better
Social work has come a long way since the 1970s but its core values remain intact, writes Anthony Douglas. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Do the sums add up?
Assessing whether a client would be better off in work than on benefit is a tough task, says Gary Vaux. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Police looked at charges for Feltham
Police looked at charges for Feltham Police considered bringing corporate manslaughter charges against the prison service following the death of.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Funds for child care must meet ambitions
The government's plans for a universal child care strategy will not be achieved on the cheap, writes Yvonne Roberts. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Glasgow's cat people
A fundamental rethink of services for drugs and alcohol misuse in Glasgow has resulted in the creation of a fully integrated addiction service..... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Juggling learning needs
Social work managers are often thrown in at the deep end when they are appointed. Marian Price looks at research into their training that led South.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Police considered bringing charges against Prison Service
Police considered bringing corporate manslaughter charges against the Prison Service following the death of Zahid Mubarek, an inquiry heard.... more
(15 February 2005 11:43)

Labour's six manifesto pledges
Labour's manifesto pledges. more
(16 February 2005 14:42)

Social Workers for Telephone Research
Strong Opinions? Like to Express Them? more
(16 February 2005 11:13)

Wednesday 16 February 2005
Asylum debate threatens UN scheme Boy banned from city centre more
(16 February 2005 09:55)

People with depression to be protected against discrimination
An amendment to give people with depression greater protection against discrimination under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 has been passed, .... more
(15 February 2005 16:27)

New Tribunal Rights for Section 2 Patients
At the end of 2004 the Appeal Court gave a significant judgment in the case of R (MH) v The Secretary of State for the Department of Health [2004].... more
(15 February 2005 16:38)

Plymouth Council fights coroner's decision
Plymouth Council is fighting a coroner’s decision to investigate its role in the death of a baby, whose mother was jailed for cruelty towards him, .... more
(15 February 2005 15:31)

Antisocial families to be rehabilitated
Antisocial families will be given a “last chance” to turn around their behaviour under measures announced this week, writes Maria Ahmed . more
(15 February 2005 14:26)

Blair outlines Labour's manifesto pledges
Tony Blair yesterday unveiled Labour’s six manifesto pledges at the party’s spring conference in Gateshead, writes Clare Jerrom . more
(14 February 2005 10:34)

Howard outlines Tories plans for asylum and immigration
Michael Howard has revealed that a practical system of medical checks for people coming to work in the UK would be introduced under a Conservative.... more
(15 February 2005 11:44)

Tuesday 15 February 2005
Jodi Jones' killer to appeal 28 deaths of older people probed more
(15 February 2005 09:45)

Intensive support for nuisance families
“Families from hell” are to be given intensive family support, the government has announced. more
(15 February 2005 07:47)

More children escape domestic violence
The number of women and children staying in domestic violence refuges has increased. more
(15 February 2005 07:40)

School meals shake up
Poor quality processed foods could soon be banned from school dinner menus. more
(15 February 2005 07:43)

Monday 14 February 2005
Labour's election campaign begins Blears to announce antisocial behaviour measures more
(14 February 2005 09:41)

Government urged to look at impact of asbos
A new pressure group is calling for the government to look at the “negative” impact of antisocial behaviour orders in the run-up to the general.... more
(14 February 2005 11:43)

Special report on truancy rates
The government is losing the battle on truancy despite a £885 million crackdown according to a report published by the National Audit Office last.... more
(11 February 2005 17:18)

Talk of child database cost running into billions dismissed by officials
Senior government officials have rejected suggestions that a children’s database will be too expensive. more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Kent Council wants reimbursing for asylum costs
Kent Council has called on the government to repay them for costs incurred for asylum services, arguing that it is a national issue and should not be.... more
(11 February 2005 16:15)

Cuts in free aftercare may lead users to seek community treatment orders
Proposed cuts to free aftercare for mental health clients compulsorily detained in hospital could lead to a rise in community treatment orders,.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Bureau to overhaul registration process
The Criminal Records Bureau is to cut the number of registered bodies that can apply for disclosures, following the government's decision to check.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Liverpool may slash charities' funding
Voluntary bodies in Liverpool are facing cuts of a third in funding. more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Mixed reception for Bill's contact plans
Children's charities have welcomed government proposals to give courts powers to improve and enforce contact arrangements between children and.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Professional bodies' offer to directors
Children's services directors are to be offered joint membership of the professional bodies for social care and education. more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

GPs 'not trained' to commission services
Doctors' leaders have warned that the commissioning of child protection services by primary care trusts should only happen where there are.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Welsh call for wider view of disability
Disability and older people's groups are lobbying the Welsh assembly to create a broader definition of disability that would make more people.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Benefits change will deepen exclusion
Government proposals to replace incapacity benefit with two separate benefits that differentiate between people were branded as a "mistake" this.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

New bid to enhance leadership skills
A proposed five-year social care workforce development plan has identified leadership as a skills gap that must be addressed. more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Round-up of the week
Round-up of the week beginning Monday 7th February. more
(11 February 2005 15:51)

Thousands inside prison are 'at least as dangerous' as Mubarek's killer
Zahid Mubarek's killer Robert Stewart was just one of an "overwhelming" number of prisoners with mental illness who did not receive psychiatric care,.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Keep the child protection register
More than 70 per cent of visitors to Community Care's website said the child protection register should not be scrapped. more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

A poisonous form of modern slavery
We will all pay for agencies' exploitation of vulnerable people working in key sectors, writes Yvonne Roberts. more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Directors call for cuts to be realistic
Social care leaders have warned the government against using the efficiency review to press for unrealistic savings from adult services through.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

More restrictions on refugee rights
Refugees will only be granted temporary leave to remain rather than permanent residency while the government reviews the situation in their countries.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Mental health claimants fear slide into poverty in benefits shake-up
The proposed changes to incapacity payment rules will encourage claimants to find work. But those who belong to the most marginalised group in.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Bid to axe welsh agency under fire
Proposals to scrap the Welsh Youth Agency could lead to a reduction in work to improve the lives of young people, it is feared. more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Biggest ever rise in overseas staff
There has been an 82 per cent increase in the number of overseas social workers entering the UK, according to research commissioned by the Department.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

RESEARCHERS AND THEIR SUBJECTS: ETHICS, POWER, KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT
This is an unusual and fascinating book. It is not a textbook on research methodology but would nonetheless be useful for researchers, both those new.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Carers in the night
Blackpool Council is pioneering an overnight carers service for older people that is helping them live independently. Alison Miller reports on the.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Councils seek role in work with offenders
The Local Government Association has called for a greater role for councils in the government's proposals to tackle reoffending. more
(10 February 2005 00:00)

Judgement reserved in Wandsworth case
Judgement reserved in Wandsworth case Two appeal court judges have reserved judgement in a case to determine whether services for disabled children.... more
(10 February 2005 00:00)