Articles by Date : May 01 2004 - May 31 2004

'Government's information-sharing proposals were written pre-Laming'
Proposals for information-sharing in the children's green paper were written before the Victoria Climbie Inquiry even began, Community Care LIVE.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Training body head confident over social work future
The survival of social work as a professional entity is in the hands of social workers themselves, according to the chair of social care training.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Direct payments and independence stalled by discrimination
Age discrimination is built into the direct payments system and is hindering independent living, Community Care LIVE's Question Time panel heard.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Owers calls for more prison involvement
The chief inspector of prisons, Anne Owers, has called on social services to engage with prisons in order to best meet the needs of incarcerated.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Policies must address pockets of poverty
Soaring house prices in affluent areas are pushing out the young and leaving the poor marooned. more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Whistle-blowing hindered by fear
Staff who want to report abuse of vulnerable clients in their workplaces fear repercussions and victimisation, delegates were told. more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Warning of advocacy role under threat
Joint teams of government pension services and local authority social services staff will undermine the advocacy role of social workers and other.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Disability campaigner demands action to help ethnic minorities left on margins
Disabled people from ethnic minorities are being excluded from services, according to the Greater London Action on Disability Count Us In project.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Social care council 'faces register chaos'
Fears that the General Social Care Council will be swamped by thousands of registration applications next March have been raised because social.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Claim that older people's views ignored
The needs, interests and opinions of older people on the physical and social regeneration of cities are being ignored, professor of social.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Scots reject social worker union idea
Plans for the Scottish branch of the British Association of Social Workers to sever links with public sector union Unison and set up its own union.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

'Support workers put masking tape over my mouth'
A woman with learning difficulties told a service user session how support staff put masking tape across her mouth to keep her quiet. more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Children Bill fails to recognise role of housing in protection
The Children Bill does not give sufficient priority to the role of housing in protecting children, according to two of the most senior people charged.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Bill could breach human rights
The government may be breaching children's human rights by "deliberately" omitting organisations working with children of asylum seekers and refugees.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Dial 999 and don't go to hospital
A specialist 999 service to deal with calls that are not immediately life-threatening is being piloted by Kent social services this month. more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Report 'overplayed' killer's brain injury
The brain injury suffered by Alexander Ness, convicted last year of killing his infant son Caleb in 2000, was "overstressed" in the O'Brien inquiry.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Government loses section 55 appeal
The government has lost its appeal against three High Court rulings that its controversial section 55 policy breached asylum seekers' human rights. more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Accession nation applicants lose out
Over 150 asylum seekers from the 10 EU accession nations have had their applications for transitional support turned down. more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Charity rejects Home Office claims
The NSPCC has denied Home Office allegations that it recommended that the controversial familial homicide clause in the Domestic Violence, Crime and.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Social care bodies deny vulnerability
The General Social Care Council and Commission for Social Care Inspection insist they are unlikely to be affected by a halving of arm's-length public.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Market approach feared by trust
The Department for Education and Skills has sent a letter to directors of social services and council and primary care trust chief executives asking.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Time running out for extra millions
Workers in alcohol misuse services were told last week that they have 18 months to make the case for winning funding equivalent to that allocated to.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Foster carers set up fighting fund to win protection of employment law
Foster carers are pledging cash on an internet chat forum in a campaign to bring foster care under employment law. more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

No to compulsory inclusion policy
Six out of 10 visitors to Community Care 's website believe that voluntary organisations should not have to work across all ethnic groups to qualify.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Ladyman urges workers to 'say the unthinkable' for adult services rejig
Community care minister Stephen Ladyman has called on social workers to give him radical ideas for reshaping adult services. more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Deaths of three older people trigger safety doubts over discharge policy
Bournemouth Council is reviewing the deaths of three older people who were readmitted to hospital shortly after being discharged into the community. more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Question Time audience slams policy of taking asylum children into care
Members of the audience at Community Care LIVE's first Question Time were united last week in their condemnation of government proposals to remove.... more
(27 May 2004 00:00)

Friday 28 May 2004
Jail staff face ‘race fight’ bet inquiry Refugees called to fill skills gap more
(28 May 2004 11:07)

Women removed from Durham prison after critical report
Durham prison is to change purposes after the chief inspector of prisons Anne Owers described it as “inappropriate” for holding women serving.... more
(27 May 2004 18:19)

Nurses reject calls to screen for obesity in children
MPs’ calls for children’s Body Mass Index to be measured annually as part of a drive to combat obesity have been rejected by school nurses, writes.... more
(27 May 2004 18:14)

Thursday 27 May 2004
Ministers have not addressed obesity Women's jail wing to be closed more
(27 May 2004 09:46)

Key social care bodies believe they will avoid DoH cull
The General Social Care Council and Commission for Social Care Inspection believe they unlikely be affected by a halving of arms-length public bodies.... more
(25 May 2004 14:28)

Child death report overstated father's brain injury
The brain injury suffered by Alexander Ness, who was convicted last year of killing his infant son Caleb in 2000, was “overstressed” in the O’Brien.... more
(25 May 2004 12:54)

Community Legal Service is key to regeneration
Publicly-funded legal and advice services have the potential to regenerate communities and combat social exclusion, according to a report from the.... more
(21 May 2004 17:02)

Fears over market approach to children's services
Plans to create a more “market” orientated children’s sector could reduce the cost of services but cause problems for clients, Andrew Christie,.... more
(26 May 2004 09:00)

Wednesday 26 May 2004
Home Office underestimates asylum figures Immigrants should learn English, says Howard more
(26 May 2004 09:54)

Foster carers pay for legal advice on employment rights
Foster carers are pledging cash on a chat forum website in an attempt to bring foster care under employment law, writes Shirley Kumar. more
(26 May 2004 09:00)

Parents unsure where to get help for children’s drug problems
Parents worried about their children’s drug use often feel “out of control” with little understanding about where to turn for help, according to.... more
(26 May 2004 09:00)

New head of Edinburgh social work to oversee restructuring
Duncan MacAulay has been appointed interim director of social work for the City of Edinburgh Council, writes Maggie Wood . more
(25 May 2004 15:13)

April 2004
Butterworths Family and Child Law Bulletin – April 2004 Bulletin Editor Jonathan Montgomery, BA, LLM Professor of Law, University of.... more
(25 May 2004 14:51)

Tuesday 25 May 2004
Thirteen-year-olds to get morning after pill without parental knowledge Witness told of his HIV infection while in court more
(25 May 2004 10:53)

Call to give children more access to natural spaces
Children are losing out by losing touch with nature, according to a new study. more
(24 May 2004 17:27)

Sure Start Unit to take on extended schools programme
The Sure Start Unit has been given responsibility for the government's extended schools programme. more
(24 May 2004 17:30)

Greig urges action for older people with learning difficulties
The Valuing People White Paper has secured major improvements in people’s lives, but the next challenge is to extend those gains to older people with.... more
(13 May 2004 17:22)

Food additives increase hyperactivity - new evidence
Artificial food additives have a significant impact on children's behaviour, according to a new study. more
(24 May 2004 17:29)

Housing Federation calls for simplified regeneration funding
A new fund combining a number of existing revenue streams is required to provide a sustainable approach to regeneration, according to the National.... more
(25 May 2004 09:00)

Social workers back C4 film alleging sexual exploitation of young girls
Bradford social workers are disappointed Channel 4 was forced to postpone a documentary showing the alleged sexual exploitation of young girls by.... more
(24 May 2004 16:49)

Care homes association defends its record on abuse
Chair of the National Care Homes Association Sheila Scott has defended the organisation’s record over tackling elder abuse following a stinging.... more
(24 May 2004 16:18)

Home Office irks NSPCC with domestic violence legal clause
NSPCC has denied Home Office claims that it recommended the controversial familial homicide clause to be inserted in the Domestic Violence, Crime and.... more
(24 May 2004 15:51)

The government refuses support to 150 EU asylum seekers
More than 150 asylum seekers from the 10 EU accession countries have had their applications for transitional support turned down by the government, .... more
(24 May 2004 15:21)