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Prison officers 'are targeting Muslims'
Muslim prisoners have been subjected to racism by prison officers since the London bombings, the Zahid Mubarek inquiry has heard. more
(22 September 2005 09:17)
Power to the directors
The Association of Directors of Social Work has thrown down a gauntlet to the Scottish executive setting out 10 key challenges facing the profession.... more
(22 September 2005 09:16)
Scottish directors launch manifesto
Scotland should have one minister with responsibility for social work and a national pay and conditions framework for the profession, according to.... more
(22 September 2005 09:14)
Minister pushes joint boundaries
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has called for primary care trusts to develop better relations with councils despite worries over a.... more
(22 September 2005 09:09)
Lib Dems back family support model to replace 'authoritarian' social work
Labour has promoted an "authoritarian social work model" at the expense of long-term family support, according to a Liberal Democrat policy paper. more
(22 September 2005 09:07)
Free personal care pledge may be axed
The promise of free personal care may be dropped from Liberal Democrat manifestos because of the pressure on services. more
(22 September 2005 08:58)
Activists attack commission's plan to allocate cases to local agencies
The Disability Rights Commission's plans to scrap its casework department could make it more difficult for disabled people to take discrimination.... more
(22 September 2005 08:53)
Inspection body plan sparks ire
Plans to make the proposed children's inspectorate an "enlarged Ofsted" would fail to ensure its independence and suggest it was primarily interested.... more
(22 September 2005 08:51)
Detention of asylum seeking children slammed at Community Care Live Scotland
The detention of children of asylum seekers is “one of the great scandals of our time”, the chief executive of the Scottish Refugee Council told.... more
(21 September 2005 17:20)
Lib Dems call for tax credits to be written off
The Liberal Democrat party yesterday called on the government to write off tax credit overpayments caused by official errors, writes Clare Jerrom . more
(19 September 2005 11:28)
Children's services must learn from their mistakes
Children’s services must move away from a “culture of blame” and start learning from their mistakes, according to a report launched today by the.... more
(21 September 2005 11:29)
Student criticism piques providers
Social work students on placements in independent care homes have been unduly critical of providers, a survey by the English Community Care.... more
(21 September 2005 16:24)
Suicide by detainee on day of removal
An Angolan detainee is understood to have committed suicide last week at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre, where his son was also being.... more
(22 September 2005 00:00)
Agencies under pressure as capital's drink misusers wait longer for help
Alcohol misusers in London are waiting at least twice as long as drugs misusers for treatment, a charity has found, writes Maria Ahmed. more
(21 September 2005 16:10)
A tribunal in trauma
The shocking truth about the Mental Health Review Tribunal system, uncovered by Community Care this week, is made more worrying by the doubling of.... more
(21 September 2005 16:07)
Mental health tribunal insiders register dismay at admin chaos
Chaos within the mental health tribunal system is leading to lengthy delays and short-notice cancellations of hearings, causing psychiatric patients.... more
(21 September 2005 12:34)
Lib Dems slam prisons as a "national disgrace"
The Liberal Democrats' home affairs spokesperson called today for the country's oldest prisons to be knocked down and replaced by modern units to.... more
(21 September 2005 12:30)
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(22 September 2005 00:00)
ADHD drug prescriptions continue to rise
The number of prescriptions for the drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has risen by around 50,000 in the past year, new.... more
(20 September 2005 07:58)
Domestic violence charity demands change to Scottish family law proposals
The Family Law (Scotland) Bill must be reformed if children are to be protected from violent parents, Women’s Aid Scotland told the Scottish.... more
(21 September 2005 13:29)
Hardy murder probe clears Camden staff
An independent inquiry has cleared social care agencies in Camden of any blame in the case of a man with a diagnosed mental illness who murdered.... more
(21 September 2005 12:38)
Charity pulls out of Cornish projects
Three mental health projects supporting more than 40 people in Cornwall are to close after charity the Richmond Fellowship decided to pull out of the.... more
(21 September 2005 12:36)
Compulsory order forecasts 'too low'
The government has underestimated the number of people likely to be subject to compulsory community treatment if the draft Mental Health Bill becomes.... more
(21 September 2005 12:32)
Teenager hangs himself at prison
A 17-year-old boy detained in Hindley young offender institution died last week after hanging himself. more
(21 September 2005 12:30)
Call to train more therapists disputed
A Labour peer's call for 10,000 new therapists to be trained is "misinformed", according to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. more
(21 September 2005 12:29)
Doctors' orders overruled
Approved social workers John Gatefield and Dave McGarry used a social model of disability to oppose a medical recommendation to compulsorily.... more
(22 September 2005 00:00)
My practice
Recent experience of an "e-meet" has convinced Meic Phillips that conventional gatherings are not the only way to conduct business more
(22 September 2005 00:00)
All right on the night
Setting up an out-of-hours team in just two months provided Chris Hadley with a tough challenge. Graham Hopkins reports more
(22 September 2005 00:00)
Book Review: Disability and Practice: Applying the Social Model
Disability and Practice: Applying the Social Model
Edited by Colin Barnes and Geof Mercer, ISBN 0952845091,
£16.50 (including p&p).
.... more
(21 September 2005 11:59)
Book Review: Making People Welcome: The Source Book of Diversity
Making People Welcome: The Source Book of Diversity
Naomi Barber, Directory of Social Change,
ISBN.... more
(22 September 2005 00:00)
Muslim offenders fall victim to racism since London bombings
Muslim prisoners have experienced racism by prison officers since the London terrorist bombings, the Zahid Mubarek inquiry has heard, writes Maria.... more
(20 September 2005 14:55)
Journo blog
Journo's Blog
Wednesday 21 September
THE SPACE AGE DAWNS ON THE PRISON
SERVICE….
At the Zahid Mubarek inquiry this week, a.... more
(21 September 2005 00:02)
Funding announced to help homeless people from ethnic minorities
Housing minister Yvette Cooper today announced funding of £3 million to help local authorities tackle homelessness within ethnic minority groups, .... more
(20 September 2005 17:21)
Smith announces crackdown on truancy
An estimated 8,000 serial truants in just 146 secondary schools account for one in five instances of truancy across the country, it has emerged, .... more
(21 September 2005 10:31)
Wednesday 21 September 2005
Early review ordered for Licensing Act
Camden ripper: No one to blame more
(21 September 2005 14:58)
Problems with CAHMS lead to one fifth of commissioners' complaints
More than a fifth of the complaints dealt with by Northern Ireland’s children’s commissioner arise from problems experienced with child and.... more
(20 September 2005 15:51)
Seven million days work undertaken by local government workers
The equivalent of seven million days were worked by local government employees last year in overtime for no pay or time off in lieu, according to a.... more
(20 September 2005 15:43)
Home Secretary outlines plans for criminal justice system
Offenders on short-term sentences could be placed in prisons close to their homes, according to plans announced by Charles Clarke last night, . more
(20 September 2005 10:44)
Teenager becomes first under-16 to receive an Asbo
A 14-year-old boy has become the first person in Scotland aged under-16 to receive an antisocial behaviour order this week - almost a year after the.... more
(20 September 2005 12:45)
Days are numbered for term-time holidays
The government has confirmed plans to join forces with the travel industry to encourage parents to take family holidays outside term-time to help cut.... more
(20 September 2005 07:49)
NSPCC leads effort to encourage adults to act on child cruelty concerns
The NSPCC has called on the government to do more to encourage adults to report child cruelty after a recent poll suggested that more than 250,000.... more
(20 September 2005 07:51)
Teachers demand more exclusion powers
Schools need the freedom to permanently exclude more pupils, according to the National Union of Teachers. more
(20 September 2005 07:54)
Extended schools could exclude poorer families from education, Lib Dems warn
Extended schools could further exclude poorer families from education by increasing the already significant costs of "free" schooling, the Liberal.... more
(20 September 2005 11:00)
Robert Stewart's prison file was outdated and irrelevant, inquiry told
The prison file of Robert Stewart, the offender who killed Zahid Mubarek, was “uncoordinated” and contained “irrelevant” and “outdated” information,.... more
(19 September 2005 17:42)
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(20 September 2005 11:00)
Tuesday 20 September 2005
Council tax overhaul shelved
Community orders underestimated more
(20 September 2005 09:42)
Lib Dems: Mental health law should be reformed
Leading Liberal Democrats will today call for mental health law to be reformed to promote autonomy and better outcomes for users, rather than public.... more
(19 September 2005 14:53)
DH's estimate of mental health community orders questioned
The King’s Fund today warned that the government is likely to have underestimated the number of people with mental health problems who will be placed.... more
(20 September 2005 09:37)
NHS director for children pledges to help looked-after children
The NHS’s new clinical director for children says she will look at how to improve the health of looked-after children, writes Amy Taylor . more
(20 September 2005 09:11)
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