Articles by Date : May 01 2000 - May 31 2000

Are these dangerous liaisons?
Devolution has led Scottish local authorities increasingly towards integrating social work with other services. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Councils condemn prison tenders
Councils condemn prison tenders Scottish councils have voted unanimously to condemn moves to contract out prison-based social work.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Shoplifters to face store ban
Social workers in a multi-agency youth offending service in Staffordshire are part of a new scheme to reduce shoplifting by young offenders. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Are monitors switched on?
Joint review teams are coming in for a fair amount of flak, particularly over their information-gathering processes. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Rights and wrongs
This October the Human Rights Act comes into force and public authorities who fail to meet its provisions could find themselves in the dock. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Living the asylum rhetoric
As witnessed in campaigning for last week's local elections, the issue of asylum seekers is the hottest political potato of the moment. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Northern star for the brain-injured
Colin Hedley, the new chief executive of the Disabilities Trust, has succeeded in diverting more funds and attention to the treatment of brain.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Confusion reigns
The Audit Commission's long-awaited review of home care charging is a depressing confirmation of what social care practitioners already knew. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Less means more
Across the UK, a bewildering array of structures for delivering social services is now in use. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Preserved system promotes inequality
James Churchill believes that the current system of preserved rights is unfair and outdated There are many thousands of people living in.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Newham admits falling down in test care case
The London Borough of Newham admitted failing to assess the needs of, and provide help for a young carer, her ill single mother and severely.... more
(22 May 2000 00:00)

Lib dems call for national inspectorate
Liberal Democrat councillors from across Britain called for a national inspectorate for community care providers at a conference in London earlier.... more
(22 May 2000 00:00)

Labour calls care leavers summit
Labour is to call a 'summit' of its health and environment team, local authority representatives, housing organisations and voluntary bodies in a.... more
(22 May 2000 00:00)

Opposition bid to make public details on sex abusers
Convicted sex offenders could have their names and addresses passed to neighbours if Labour and Liberal Democrat proposals become law. more
(22 May 2000 00:00)

Cuts hit hard in Scotland
Further details of cuts to social work departments in Scotland have emerged. Edinburgh social work department has been asked to find savings of.... more
(22 May 2000 00:00)

Jobs and services go as budget cuts bite
Further cuts to social services jobs and services have been agreed as councils struggle to set their budgets. Liverpool has to cut £6.9.... more
(22 May 2000 00:00)

Look west
Scientific discoveries in the US have underlined the importance of good parenting in the early years of children's lives and have boosted.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Room service
In Merseyside, the voluntary sector has teamed up with social services to recruit the public for a key role in a project that provides living space.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Restoring trust
Social worker Kirstie Mann was faced with difficult decisions in her work with a client with learning difficulties who was subsequently found to.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Commission leaves little room for complacency
The Disability Rights Commission is setting out to halt bad practice in the local authority provision of services for disabled people. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Asylum, what asylum?
The right to asylum is enshrined in international law so why, asks Conrad Russell, is the government determined to send people back and make life.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Continuity is the key to success
An extremely capable woman, Debbie Jones (not her real name), developed breast cancer a few years ago. She was successfully treated and now only.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Swansong of a radical
Peter Cassidy's career has seen him at the centre of controversy in Scottish social work, writes Reg McKay "Every left-wing student was there -.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Prison plans provoke anger
The Scottish Prison Service decision to put four prison social work departments to tender has been greeted with dismay. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Gloucestershire appeal due
The appeal by Gloucestershire Council and the Health Secretary against the Appeal Court judgement that the council cannot take resources into.... more
(22 May 2000 00:00)

Unison threat to home care privatisation
Unison shop stewards from Kent and the London boroughs of Bromley and Bexley are to discuss joint action against the privatisation of home help.... more
(22 May 2000 00:00)

Raising the stakes
Local authorities are biting their nails as they await a crucial judicial review of whether a council was right to place a charge on the property.... more
(22 May 2000 00:00)

In defence of the past
Not so long ago, social work provided varied and interesting work in generic departments. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Why are they being failed?
New findings show that race discrimination is alive and well in the care system -Êand black children are the victims. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Pointing the way to independent living
A Wakefield project for young care leavers and homeless young people has been singled out for praise by the government. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Local authorities risk court action over disability discrimination
Social services departments could face being taken to court by the newly formed Disability Rights Commission over mental health and adoption.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Welsh children's commissioner to have greater role
The children's commissioner in Wales is to have a much wider role. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Glasgow launches drug team to support children
Children whose parents have addiction problems are to receive support from a dedicated team of social workers as part of a Glasgow Council.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Fosterer sues Salford over sex offender put in her charge
Salford Council is being sued by a foster mother who claims a sex offender was placed in her care without her knowledge. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Anger at plans for prison social work
Local authorities and social work organisations have responded angrily to a decision by the Scottish Prison Service to privatise social work.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Panel system overload
The much lauded Children's Panel system in Scotland is struggling and barely able to cope with its workload according to complaints by panel.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Charities welcome government moves to regulate long-term care insurance
Older people's charities have welcomed the government's announcement that it will regulate the insurance market for long-term care of older people. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Housing benefit reform plans in crisis, says report
Government plans to separate the cost of providing support services for vulnerable people from the wider housing benefit bill are in disarray, new.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Bill attacked for discriminating against disabled workers
A government concession on a controversial clause in the Care Standards Bill has failed to satisfy critics who claim it still discriminates against.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Blueprint for partnership
Partnership is a familiar mantra to social workers, but to make it more than just rhetoric the participants must know how to build them. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Delivering Foster Care
John Triseliotis, Moira Borland and Malcolm Hill British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering £12. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Some benefits of the Budget
WELFARE RIGHTSLast month's Budget now seems an age away and only the headline-grabbing changes are likely to be remembered. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

The dangers of Downing Street
This week's summit on adoption, called by the Prime Minister, was conceived out of pure politics. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Training strategy long overdue
New research shows that the Residential Child Care Initiative might actually have done more harm than good to the morale and retention of skilled.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Disabled people disturbed by benefits assessment treatment
Disabled people and those with mental health problems are being left in pain and distress following medical assessments to determine their right to.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Mentally ill face bias from family and friends
People with mental health problems often experience discrimination from their families and friends, a new report shows. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Overhaul of legislation on cards
New adoption legislation could finally be on the agenda after health minister John Hutton recognised its necessity at an adoption summit at Downing.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Anti-smacking campaigners vow to continue their fight
It looks unlikely that the government will introduce an outright ban on smacking. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Poverty linked to road deaths
Poor children are more than four times as likely to be killed crossing the road than those from better off families, according to research released.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Kent ballots for strike action on pay award
Up to 1,000 social services and care staff at Kent Council are to be balloted on strike action in protest against a 1.25 per cent pay award. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)