Articles by Date : May 01 2006 - May 31 2006

Revamp for social care workforce skills
A long-term strategy for the adult’s and children’s social care workforce is to be developed, Skills for Care announced this month. more
(26 May 2006 07:55)

Awards on the rise
More people acquired NVQ and SVQ qualifications in social care and health in 2005 than in any year since 1999, new figures show. more
(26 May 2006 07:51)

Review pinpoints missing staff skills
Options for Excellence, the government’s social care workforce review, has identified key gaps in commissioning, leadership and management skills,.... more
(26 May 2006 07:48)

Education bill passes through Commons despite backbench rebellion
The government was forced to rely on Conservative support again yesterday to ensure the safe passage of its controversial education reforms through.... more
(25 May 2006 16:20)

News in Brief
from Community Care Live more
(25 May 2006 15:24)

Soundbites
from Community Care Live more
(25 May 2006 15:23)

Police to broaden faith communities probe
Project Violet, the Metropolitan Police initiative to tackle child abuse in faith communities, will start its second phase of work in September with.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

Hughes defends lack of duty for schools
The children's minister has denied that the government's failure to give schools a duty to co-operate to promote and safeguard the welfare of.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

Benefit reform must tackle dependency
Reforms to incapacity benefit are essential because the current system is "abandoning people to be dependent on benefits", a senior government.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

Respect 'tsar' Casey tells professionals to be more willing to hand out parenting orders
Social workers must confront families with problems and be prepared to impose sanctions such as parenting orders, the head of the government's.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

Pilots find self-directed services save money
Self-directed support for people with learning difficulties can be achieved using existing resources, according to an unpublished evaluation of the.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

'Better evidence needed of the care system's impact on children's lives'
Children's services are still "obsessed" with thresholds and keeping children safe by referring them to formal social care, but there is no evidence.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

Call for greater commitment to restorative justice as Northern Ireland shows way ahead
The chair of the Youth Justice Board has accused the government of failing to act on its rhetoric about using restorative justice schemes for young.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

Platt warns agencies are still failing in their responsibilities to children
Six years after the death of Victoria Climbie, some agencies are still not taking full responsibility for children, the chair of the Commission for.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

Lewis hints government is receptive to case for higher social care spend
The government's emphasis on public service efficiency has given social care a strong case for more money in next year's comprehensive spending.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

'Let long-stay asylum families remain in UK '
Asylum-seeker families who have been in the UK for more than three years should be allowed to stay in the country indefinitely, a campaigner told.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

Children with autism face exclusion and bullying
Over a quarter of children with autism have been excluded from school and nearly half have experienced bullying, according to research published.... more
(23 May 2006 08:33)

Domestic Violence and Child Protection: Directions for Good Practice
Humphreys and Stanley have here produced an authoritative, multi-faceted and challenging work, write Sue Bridge and Judith Gibson. more
(17 May 2006 00:00)

Question from Community Care - Plans up in smoke
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(25 May 2006 14:10)

Questions from Community Care - Show Some Support
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(25 May 2006 14:08)

Show some support
Parents with learning difficulties are often separated from their children due to concerns over well-being and a lack of relevant professional help..... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

Plans up in smoke
Most professionals support the government's proposals for child and adolescent mental health services. But a lack of money may prevent them ever.... more
(25 May 2006 00:00)

Women's jails converted to hold men
Two women’s jails are to be converted to hold male inmates. more
(25 May 2006 09:52)

Domestic violence guidance published
on protecting children affected by domestic violence is published today. more
(24 May 2006 17:54)

Too few disabled people employed, TUC warns
Too few disabled people are being taken on by employers and too may are losing their jobs, according to a report published by trade union the TUC.... more
(24 May 2006 00:00)

Two thirds of charities have no complaints procedures in place
Just over two thirds of charities do not have complaints procedures in place leaving them with no formal way of knowing whether users are unhappy.... more
(24 May 2006 00:00)

Parents warned that soiling children could have underlying problems
Children that regularly soil themselves should be taken to a doctor as they could have underlying behavioural problems, parents have been warned. more
(24 May 2006 00:00)

Female prisons to be converted to hold men following rise in population
A record high in the number of male prisoners has resulted in two female prisons being changed into male only establishments. more
(24 May 2006 00:00)

Book review: Shattered Lives - Children who live with courage and dignity
The power of this moving book lies in the way that the author has laid bare the truth of how children and young people experience sexual abuse,.... more
(24 May 2006 14:26)

Web review
www.selfharm.org.uk more
(24 May 2006 14:33)

Government rejects heroin booth plan
The government has rejected out of hand advice from health experts and police to set up dedicated rooms where heroin addicts can inject the drug. more
(24 May 2006 00:00)

Secrecy of family courts may be about to end
Proposals aim to build confidence by exposing hearings to the same scrutiny as all other cases. more
(24 May 2006 09:43)

Charity demands improvements to mental health services for adolescents
Young people are failing to meet their full potential due to a dearth of mental health services, according to mental health charity Young Minds. more
(23 May 2006 17:51)

www.thinkuknow.co.uk
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(03 May 2006 12:20)

Trafficked children should be allowed to stay in UK
Trafficked children should be allowed to remain in the UK to prevent them from being re-trafficked on return to their countries of origin, MPs and.... more
(23 May 2006 00:00)

Children’s ignorance about sex is putting them at risk
Children and young people are ignorant and embarrassed about sex and this is putting their health and safety at risk. more
(23 May 2006 15:51)

Fewer beds in NHS down to improved joint working
The number of NHS beds has fallen by a third over the past 20 years as a result of improvements in care, including better joint working with social.... more
(23 May 2006 00:00)

Minister admits teenage pregnancy target may not be met
Hilary Armstrong, the newly-appointed social exclusion minister, has admitted that it is “touch-and-go ” whether the government will meet its target.... more
(23 May 2006 15:49)

Tribunal ruling threatens Leicestershire compensation payments
Hundreds of social workers in Leicestershire who work long hours and nights in children’s homes will be left out of pocket if a challenge by the.... more
(23 May 2006 15:46)

Family court budget cuts threatens children’s welfare
Proposed changes to the way children are taken into care by family courts are driven by budget cuts and could worsen the situation for vulnerable.... more
(23 May 2006 15:41)

Asylum removals up by 20 per cent
More asylum seekers whose claims were failed were removed from the UK in the first three months of 2006 than ever before, the Home Office announced.... more
(23 May 2006 00:00)

Reid wants more victims of crime to serve on parole boards
Advocates to represent the views of victims will sit on parole boards in future, the home secretary said yesterday. more
(23 May 2006 00:00)

Reid shifts minister in wake of Home Office immigration disarray
Liam Byrne has replaced Tony McNulty as minister for immigration, asylum and citizenship following the foreign prisoners fiasco. more
(23 May 2006 09:59)

Young people ignorant and embarrassed about sex, says ChildLine
Children feel pressure to have sex at an early age but lack knowledge of contraception and sexual health, ChildLine said today. more
(22 May 2006 15:55)

How councils can improve services
The government should scrap the approximately 1,000 targets facing local authorities and replace them with 30 for the entire public sector, as part.... more
(22 May 2006 15:24)

Asylum seekers: Anglican church speaks out
The government should not make asylum seekers destitute as a way of trying to get them to comply with being removed, the Church of England said today. more
(22 May 2006 15:06)

Association of Directors of Social Workers Annual Conference: Special Report
Click above to view our articles from the ADSW Annual Conference more
(22 May 2006 11:25)

Focus on the North West
United by tide of boom and bust more
(18 May 2006 13:54)

Affordable housing scheme for public sector staff ditched
A government scheme to provide affordable housing for key public sector workers in high-cost areas has been effectively ditched following the.... more
(22 May 2006 10:10)

Don't sign contracts, opt for collectivity
With the role of voluntary bodies under debate, Scottish agency Quarriers has shown the kind of work the sector can and should be doing. more
(18 May 2006 16:59)