Articles by Date : October 01 2001 - October 31 2001

Cash welcomed but more help is needed
The Child Poverty Action Group welcomed news this week that the £300 Sure Start maternity grant will be extended to more families on low.... more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

Youth court may replace jury trials
Young defendants charged with serious crimes may no longer have their cases heard by a jury in crown courts under proposals for the reform of the.... more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

Guidance issued on antisocial tenants
The government last week published new guidance on how local authorities and social landlords can deal with antisocial tenants. more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

Criminal Records Bureau delays put back centralised staff checks
The launch of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has been delayed again, this time until the beginning of next March. more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

Young women most at risk of self-harm
More than a quarter of incidents of self-harm in women's prisons are carried out by females under the age of 21, according to new research. more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

Care standards may force closures
Alcohol Concern and DrugScope have joined calls for a "re-think" of some of the national care standards for younger adults and adult placements,.... more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(17 October 2001 10:10)

Running with the ball
With the aim of improving services, ensuring children get a better chance in life and encouraging people with learning difficulties to become full.... more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

Where the grass isn't greener
The Social Services Inspectorate has found that many ethnic minority service users are not getting the services they need, and for those in rural.... more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

Great leap backwards
The Scottish executive aims to provide free long-term residential care for older people. more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

The bid for harmony
As social services and the health service are made to co-operate more in the way they commission their care, Ruth Winchester finds out what the.... more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

On the wrong side of the law
Ben Grey hopes a ruling against the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service will bring it to its senses. more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

Reflections
Richard is 11 and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. We were going back and forth to see a psychologist because he wouldn't eat and was.... more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

Showered with change
Alan Milburn, the health secretary, must think that £2m goes a very long way in social work. more
(18 October 2001 00:00)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(15 October 2001 09:37)

Legal expert to work with asylum seekers in Glasgow
A legal expert on asylum seekers is to be appointed to work with the thousands of refugees in Glasgow. more
(15 October 2001 12:02)

Social work buildings in Glasgow face closure
Twenty four social work buildings in Glasgow face closure unless an extra £10 million is found to maintain them, Ronnie O’Connor,.... more
(17 October 2001 12:05)

New service to tackle delayed discharge launched by Highland
A multi-disciplinary service has been launched by Highland Council to tackle delayed discharge. more
(15 October 2001 12:36)

Executive promises response to race equality report
A radical new report ensuring race equality in all social care, health and housing settings is to be taken on board by the Scottish executive. more
(18 October 2001 14:38)

Havering staff need `obsession` with frontline
Ensuring staff have `an obsession with the front line` is a main priority for London’s Havering council social services, according to a joint.... more
(12 October 2001 18:09)

Care home owners on Isle of Wight carry out threat
Care home owners on the Isle of Wight have carried out their threat to bill the local authority at the full commercial rate for care places after.... more
(15 October 2001 15:59)

New rehab service for children with brain injuries
Plans for a £1 million rehabilitation service for children and young people with brain injuries have been unveiled by The David Lewis Centre,.... more
(16 October 2001 16:51)

Two pilot schemes for CAREdirect go live
Two of the six CAREdirect pilot schemes are now up and running and taking calls from the public. more
(16 October 2001 17:16)

Criminal Records Bureau delayed again
The launch of the Criminal Records Bureau has been delayed again, this time until the beginning of March, writes Jonathan Pearce. more
(15 October 2001 17:21)

Inspectors find uncertain or poor prospects for third of councils
Almost a third of the 100 English and Welsh social services departments visited by the joint review team since it was established in 1996 were.... more
(17 October 2001 18:50)

Programme of work for mental health institute unveiled
Health minister Jacqui Smith has announced the first wave of work to be undertaken by the National Institute for Mental Health in England. more
(16 October 2001 09:34)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(16 October 2001 09:58)

Leave it to the experts
Neil Bateman argues against Benefits Agency plans to hold weekly surgeries at social services offices. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

A carrot and a big stick
The £300m cash injection to avert the annual “winter pressures” crisis will have cheered some though perhaps not everybody in social services. more
(11 October 2001 15:53)

Campaign to kick drugs into touch
British Lions star Jason Robinson and his team mates from Manchester’s Sale Sharks rugby club this week launched a new after-school initiative to.... more
(11 October 2001 15:55)

Laming interrupts Climbie inquiry for investigation at Brent
Lord Laming took the unusual step of interrupting proceedings at the Climbie inquiry to order an investigation into Brent council’s current.... more
(11 October 2001 16:02)

Prosecutors urged to pursue more cases involving sex abuse of people with learning difficulties
Proposed legislation to protect children and people with learning difficulties from sexual abuse will only be effective if the Crown Prosecution.... more
(11 October 2001 17:02)

Review of domestic violence services published
Domestic abuse in Scotland is being tackled by the publication of the most comprehensive review of services and strategies ever published on the.... more
(11 October 2001 17:27)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(12 October 2001 09:57)

New guidance on running of adoption proceedings published
The President of the Family Division, with the approval of the Lord Chancellor, has issued guidance on the conduct of adoption proceedings. This is.... more
(12 October 2001 17:37)

Brent social worker tells Climbie inquiry she would have acted differently with more information
The Brent social worker who was responsible for withdrawing police protection from Victoria Climbie the day after she was admitted to hospital has.... more
(12 October 2001 17:53)

Scottish executive announces measures to tackle rising suicide rate
A raft of measures have been launched by the Scottish executive to help stem the rising tide of suicides which have almost doubled in the last 30.... more
(12 October 2001 18:22)

The good news on children's services
Research shows that social workers have made a success of the Children Act 1989, says professor of social work at the University of East Anglia.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(11 October 2001 10:05)

Scared of the Kids
By Stuart Waiton. Sheffield Hallam University Press £9.95 ISBN 0 86339 929 0 Anyone seduced by talk of zero tolerance should read this.... more
(11 October 2001 14:24)

Staff pressures lead to inevitable errors
The majority of visitors to the Community Care website feel that the pressures placed on social workers are too great. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Start right
Sure Start services are aimed at improving the life chances of children from deprived families. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Young, free and supported
Local authorities have new responsibilities to young care leavers thanks to the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Behind the headlines
Our regular panel comments on a topic in the news. The government has finally admitted that its asylum policy is failing, particularly the.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Lost & Found - The Search for My Family
By Stephen Richardson. The Book Guild £12.95 ISBN 1 85776 513 3 This book charts the relentless search of one adopted man to seek out his.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

For Organisations Working with Women in Prostitution: Training Resource
Franki - Womens' Support Project, PO Box 299, Bolton BL6 5FZ, £95 (inc p&p). more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

When the family comes first
Supporting a family through the death of a child member is always going to be difficult, taking in the different needs of - sometimes estranged -.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Scotland discharge delays criticised
T he delayed discharge of older people from hospitals in Scotland has increased, despite additional resources being aimed at improving social care.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Child abuse does not respect borders
Yvonne Roberts explains why an international children's rights protection network is urgently needed. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Research into practice
Neil Thompson looks at research into the state of morale among social workers in the statutory sector during the era of New Labour. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)