Articles by Date : May 01 2004 - May 31 2004

Thursday 20 May 2004
Bishop calls for ban on smacking Fathers4Justice flour bomb Blair more
(20 May 2004 10:15)

Approved social workers fear for jobs
Government attempts to reassure approved social workers that they will still be needed once measures in the Mental Health Bill come into force are.... more
(19 May 2004 18:29)

Campaigner calls timing of database proposals into question
Information sharing proposals in the children’s green paper were written before the Victoria Climbie Inquiry even began, Community Care Live.... more
(19 May 2004 18:24)

Government plea for radical ideas for adult services
Community care minister Stephen Ladyman has called on social workers to give him “radical” ideas for reshaping adult services, writes Derren Hayes .... more
(19 May 2004 17:15)

Victimisation prevents staff whistleblowing
Staff who want to report the abuse of vulnerable clients in their workplaces fear repercussions and victimisation if they do so, according to Rebecca.... more
(19 May 2004 13:02)

Regulation council proposes training and education shake up
Three new social work post-qualifying awards have been put forward by the General Social Care Council, a Community Care Live workshop on training.... more
(19 May 2004 13:31)

Wednesday 19 May 2004
Amendments to Children Bill Reliance escort firm under fire in Scotland more
(19 May 2004 10:13)

Failed unaccompanied minors may be forcibly removed
The Home Office is considering forcibly removing unaccompanied minors whose asylum claims have failed, Community Care has learned, writes Amy.... more
(20 May 2004 16:06)

Government underestimates cost of housing support
The government underestimated the full cost of housing related support under the Supporting People programme because of a lack of quality data on.... more
(18 May 2004 17:21)

Supporting People budgets slashed
Some English local authorities face cuts in their Supporting People budgets of up to 10 per cent – four times the efficiency saving prescribed by the.... more
(20 May 2004 16:08)

Lords must block bill to cut asylum-seeker benefits, charities say
Charities have called on the Lords to block the government’s plans to withdraw support from asylum-seeker families and potentially take their.... more
(18 May 2004 15:42)

Cuts in police training could hamper domestic violence progress
The Police Federation is urging the Government not to make cutbacks in training police recruits to deal with domestic violence, writes Shirley.... more
(18 May 2004 14:50)

Warning over split in social services
Adult services may become the poor relation of children’s services in Scotland if the two are split, the new president of the Association of.... more
(18 May 2004 12:19)

Tuesday 18 May 2004
Carer takes overdose over work stress More than 100 schools regularly use dogs to search pupils for drugs more
(18 May 2004 11:01)

ODPM social cohesion report could reinforce segregation, voluntary groups warn
Forcing community and voluntary groups to work across cultural divides as a condition of grant aid is “potentially dangerous and could reinforce.... more
(18 May 2004 09:59)

Do not tag young people at the expense of support, says Scotland's Children's Commissioner
Over-use of electronic tagging of young people could damage support and care services, according to Kathleen Marshall, Children’s Commissioner for.... more
(17 May 2004 17:24)

Tax credits for childcare to cover nannies and over-sevens
Families will be able to claim tax credits for a wider range of childcare options, under government proposals. more
(17 May 2004 17:08)

Group to look at young people’s volunteering
The government has set up a special group to look at ways of increasing the number of young people who do voluntary work. more
(17 May 2004 17:07)

Childcare pay and conditions may make the crucial difference to effectiveness
Staff pay and conditions could be just as important as qualifications in determining how well children do in early years settings, according to the.... more
(17 May 2004 17:05)

Children find it hard to access help
Children who live with difficult issues such as domestic violence and parental substance misuse do not know where to go to get formal help, according.... more
(17 May 2004 17:03)

Breastfeeding lowers risk of heart disease and stroke
Babies who are breastfed are less likely to develop heart disease and stroke as adults, a study has found. more
(17 May 2004 17:01)

Met Police forms team to target child trafficking
The Metropolitan Police will form a team to identify child trafficking and provide child protection advice to staff at London transit centres .... more
(17 May 2004 15:47)

Monday 17 May 2004
Call for review of Munchausen's cases Midwives refuse to turn in asylum seekers more
(17 May 2004 10:29)

Reasoned debate on youth crime needed, says voluntary sector
A group of leading voluntary organisations has called for a more reasoned debate on youth crime in the media after a three month analysis of press.... more
(14 May 2004 11:46)

Stuck in the middle
Autistic spectrum disorders fall neither into the learning difficulties nor mental health categories. Consequently there is a gap in services for.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Friday 14 May 2004
Maxine Carr to be released Sex advice service launched more
(14 May 2004 09:48)

Grief and crime
A new study of the work of youth offending teams in northern England shows that feelings of loss and rejection have a larger than expected influence.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

One family's fight
Kerry Evans is a writer and the mother of two severely autistic sons. Here she talks about how the struggle for services affects family life. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Sounds familiar
In the second of our series on last year's winners of the Isabel Schwarz travel fellowship, senior social worker Wendy Lennon tells Anabel Unity Sale.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Mothers behind bars
Prison is no place for babies. But if their mother is a serious offender, where else can they be raised? Natalie Valios reports. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Behind the headlines
Our regular panel comments on a topic in the news: this week, a housing scheme for older people who are muslims. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Gunn on politics
Photos of mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners mark a turning point in policies. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Edinburgh social workers to vote on strike action
Social workers in Edinburgh are to be balloted on strike action in response to the planned restructure of the capital’s social work services writes.... more
(13 May 2004 15:30)

The face of care
Reflecting on her experience of cancer treatment Jenny Kitto ponders the meaning of care. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Prejudice that is still tolerated
Modern attitudes towards the travelling community are scarcely more liberal than Henry VIII's, says Jayne Wareham. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Blair too quick to wield the big stick
A coercive attitude towards families may undermine schemes to give children a better start. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Motherhood's ruin
The Prison Service has been improving services for mothers with babies after a long period of neglect. But Beatrix Campbell asks, whatever the.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Councils face cost poser if vulnerable people exercise their independence
Some councils are bracing themselves for an influx of service users who are crossing municipal boundaries after leaving residential care. Craig Kenny.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Scottish providers face gap in fees
Private care home providers in Scotland are paid too little, according to a report submitted to the Scottish executive this week. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Care standards 'deter' short-break foster carers of disabled children
Children's charity Barnardo's is lobbying to change care standards for short-term foster care placements because they are deterring people from.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

'Connexions helps with joint working'
Improved joint working is one of the main achievements of Connexions partnerships since they were set up. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Scots promise to reform protection following 'harrowing' abuse report
Immediate action was promised by ministers yesterday following a damning indictment of Scottish Borders Council's social work and health services. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Minister withdraws East Sussex claims
Community care minister Stephen Ladyman has backed down over comments that East Sussex Council will lose out over the delayed discharge fining.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Call to end jail for vulnerable people
Campaigners have called on the government to end the "cruel and unnecessary punishment of jailing vulnerable people", as it was revealed that.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Unison seeks to avert Scottish split
Unison has called on the Scottish branch of the British Association of Social Workers to scrap plans to end ties with the union and set up its own.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Families still await Home Office news
Thousands of asylum seeker families who could be eligible for a government scheme granting indefinite leave to remain in the UK are still awaiting a.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Children's Fund managers criticise spending on youth crime measures
The requirement for Children's Fund projects to spend a quarter of their funding on youth crime prevention has been criticised by a significant.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Pupil shortage hits inclusive schools
Inclusive schools could be faced with dwindling numbers because parents believe they are inferior, a director of social services and health has.... more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Crackdown on free NHS care launched
Proposals to prevent failed asylum seekers and others with no legal right to be in the UK accessing free care from GPs are being launched this week. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)

Managers rapped for crisis in Wales
One in three delayed discharges in Welsh hospitals is caused by trouble arranging community care. more
(13 May 2004 00:00)