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Abused women with learning difficulties lack services
Hundreds of women with learning difficulties who have been sexually abused lack services, campaigners warned today, writes Maria Ahmed . more
(19 May 2005 12:58)
Choice would be a fine thing
In the first article of a six-part series on the government's adult care proposals our green paper panellists speculate on how the plans will affect.... more
(19 May 2005 00:00)
Children from care deserve more help
The education of looked-after children is not sufficiently supported by social services. more
(19 May 2005 00:00)
Independent sector hides behind charitable status
Independent sector mental health projects are hiding behind their charitable status to conceal the true commercial nature of their business,.... more
(19 May 2005 15:58)
Log on to learn
As Community Care launches its online training and learning service, head of the General Social Care Council Lynne Berry outlines what social workers.... more
(19 May 2005 00:00)
Staying ahead - of the game
When it comes to the efficiency savings that the government expects at local level, councils will have to play their cards shrewdly. Natalie Valios.... more
(19 May 2005 00:00)
Friday 20 May 2005
Further leads on Piano Man
Teenager taped racist threats more
(20 May 2005 10:05)
UK's view of social care too negative, says Platt
Social work has nothing like the status in the UK that the profession carries abroad, the chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection has.... more
(18 May 2005 18:41)
Health and social care pulled in different directions
Social care and health are being pulled in different directions by conflicting target regimes, according to a social services director, writes.... more
(19 May 2005 15:03)
Older people "kicked out" of services
Older people under the care of assertive outreach teams are being kicked out of services once they reach a certain age, according to the chief.... more
(19 May 2005 12:42)
Young people alienated from mainstream society
Young people living in Britain’s deprived communities risk becoming trapped in a “deadly symbiosis” where prison culture increasingly takes hold on.... more
(19 May 2005 12:43)
Thursday 19 May 2005
Drug addict mother smothered baby
Bluewater hood ban encourages shoppers more
(19 May 2005 11:08)
Society should "think carefully" about aborting foetuses on the base of disability
If foetuses can be aborted on the grounds that the children would be disabled then they should also be allowed to be aborted on the grounds of their.... more
(18 May 2005 17:46)
Needs of victims of domestic violence with substance misuse problems not met
Victims of domestic violence with substance misuse problems are being turned away from refuges because their needs are seen as too complex, women’s.... more
(18 May 2005 15:59)
GSCC will perform spot checks
Spot checks will be carried out to make sure registered social workers are keeping up with learning and development, the chief executive of the.... more
(18 May 2005 12:38)
Wednesday 18 May 2005
Police bid to protect children
Charles Clarke backs uniforms for offenders more
(18 May 2005 12:07)
Asylum statistics published
The number of asylum seeking children being detained by the government doubled over the first three months of the year, according to official figures.... more
(17 May 2005 17:53)
Policy puts asylum seekers in jeopardy
Many asylum seekers are unable to access legal representation as a result of the legal aid cuts brought in by the government in April 2004, according.... more
(17 May 2005 16:18)
Kennedy announces his shadow cabinet
Paul Burstow has asked to leave the shadow cabinet, according to the Liberal Democrat party leader Charles Kennedy, writes Clare Jerrom . more
(17 May 2005 09:20)
Queen's Speech reveals government's plans for its third term
Legislation in key areas of public services including education, health, welfare and crime will be introduced during the next parliamentary session,.... more
(17 May 2005 12:14)
Adult green paper
Adult green paper mini-campaign
Community Care and www.communitycare.co.uk
are running a mini-campaign on the adult green paper.... more
(17 May 2005 10:42)
Power to the People
Power to the people: Will the adult green paper
deliver?
Date :- Monday 27 June 2005
Venue :- ORT House, London
A Community.... more
(17 May 2005 10:41)
Yot managers demand shorter Asbos for under-18s
Youth offending team managers are set to put pressure on MPs and peers to abolish the minimum length of antisocial behaviour orders for under-18s. more
(17 May 2005 08:50)
Audit Commission wins its appeal
The Audit Commission has won its appeal against a High Court decision that its rule that no council can receive a comprehensive performance.... more
(17 May 2005 09:42)
Tuesday 17 May 2005
Government backs down on plans to shame youths
Refugees arrive under gateway scheme more
(17 May 2005 09:35)
Special report on direct payments and individualised budgets
Working often seems difficult but being an employer is also fraught with complications. Tax returns, payroll systems and employment law are a few of.... more
(16 May 2005 08:25)
PM promises teachers more powers in the classroom
The Prime Minister has promised head teachers “the proper powers within the classroom to make discipline count”. more
(17 May 2005 08:47)
Morris appointed to lead Children’s Workforce Development Council
Former education secretary Estelle Morris has been appointed as chair of the Children’s Workforce Development Council. more
(17 May 2005 08:45)
Yot staff banned from wearing hoods and caps
The chair of the Association of Youth Offending Team Managers has banned staff at her Bournemouth Yot from wearing hooded tops or baseball caps to.... more
(17 May 2005 08:42)
Platt slams decision to abolish CSCI
The government's decision to scrap the Commission for Social Care Inspection 11 months after it was set up has been branded a "farce" by its chair, .... more
(16 May 2005 13:04)
Monday 16 May 2005
300 boys have disappeared from school
Record jail population more
(16 May 2005 09:57)
When will I see you again?
Count yourself lucky if you're off sick for only a few days - ill-health is now keeping many staff off work for months on end. Anabel Unity Sale.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Peacock calls for reduction in bureaucracy social workers face
The Scottish executive’s minister for education and young people wants to cut back the amount of bureaucracy social workers have to deal with, .... more
(13 May 2005 12:44)
Legal challenge to care packages cuts
A council's attempts to cut care packages for disabled children by 25 per cent will be challenged in a collective action by the children in the High.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Glyn Martin case review concludes
A foster carer who abused more than 2,000 girls would not have got away with his crimes today because of more stringent recruitment and management.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Pressure builds in Scotland to end detention of children in adult prisons
Children's rights campaigners in Scotland have backed calls for an end to juvenile detention in adult prisons. more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
'First aid' will calm acute episodes
Up to 9,000 people in Scotland are to be trained in how to help people suffering from mental illness as part of a mental health "first aid" scheme.
more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Court fines trust for duty of care failure
A hospital trust which admitted failing in its duty of care to a nurse killed by a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has been fined at the Old.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Round up of the week
Round up of the week beginning Monday 9th May 2005. more
(13 May 2005 15:00)
Exclusive: Quarter of ISA projects still to go live
Less than six months before the government is due to take decisions on setting up a children’s database, three of the 11 Information Sharing and.... more
(11 May 2005 16:49)
Friday 13 May 2005
Dead mentally ill patient undiscovered for four days
Ministers set to tackle antisocial behaviour
more
(13 May 2005 09:48)
What golden age?
Polishing up shaky memories of the pre-1990s youth justice system does children and professionals no favours, argues Rod Morgan. The reformed system.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Educate to communicate
Staff who lack basic skills struggle to assimilate and pass on crucial information, undermining the effectiveness of services. Brenda Weston reports.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Rough sleepers get free London paper
A free monthly newspaper for homeless people and rough sleepers has been launched in London. The first 1,300 copies of the Pavement have been.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Placement schemes failing to register
Some councils in Wales are failing to register their adult placement schemes with regulators because the definition of a scheme is too narrow.
more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Social workers press for unsuitable placements, claims foster carer poll
Almost two-thirds of foster carers have taken children they are not approved to look after, often under pressure from social workers, according to.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Sick detainee died after help delayed
Immigration service staff refused on five occasions to call an ambulance for a seriously ill asylum seeker, it was alleged at an inquest into her.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Detention powers may be tabled
Powers to detain asylum claimants for 24 hours while their claim is processed are likely to be included in next week's Queen's Speech, according to.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
Climbie manager faces work ban
A social worker fired after Victoria Climbie's murder should be put back on a list of people considered unsuitable to work with children, a court has.... more
(12 May 2005 00:00)
How can I cope with interview nerves? MORE...
