Articles by Date : October 01 2001 - October 31 2001

Funds for supporting people
The Challenge "It is expected that, under Supporting People, sheltered housing provision of older people may change significantly by.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Reflections
Personal experiences which have influenced the lives and opinions of those involved in social care. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

This week's writer is a policy officer
Monday E-mail, I love it. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Righting past wrongs
Simone Aspis is dedicated to making disabled children's voices heard, helping others succeed where she failed. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Appeal court defers detention judgment
The Home Office will have to wait to find out the result of its appeal against a high court ruling that it unlawfully detained four asylum seekers.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Call for more action on sex exploitation
Public-sector staff have been urged to do more than simply draw up joint protocols aimed at helping children break away from sexual exploitation.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Inquiry hears of Brent chaos
Brent Council's social services department was operating in an environment of administrative chaos in which case files went missing daily and faxed.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Government hands councils £300m in bid to combat bed-blocking
The government has announced a £300m investment in social services for older people over the next two years in an effort to end widespread.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Jail term for former deputy director
Tower Hamlets Council has welcomed the conviction of a former deputy director of social services on four counts of indecent assault. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Best Value reviews should be scrapped
Shadow secretary of state for local government, transport and the regions, Theresa May, has called for the abolition of the Best Value inspections.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Research reveals the public's changing attitudes to adoption
One in four people have considered, or would consider, adopting a child in the future, according to a Mori survey of more than 2,000 adults.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Inspectors temper praise for Kent with warnings to prioritise services
Despite belt-tightening to claw back a £6m budget overspend last year, Kent social services have "very promising prospects of improving.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

New social care groups get logos
Three of the new national social care organisations have unveiled their logos. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Care home manager endangered lives
The manager of an Essex care home has pleaded guilty to endangering the lives of patients. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Lambeth acts after damning judgment
Lambeth Council has said it "deeply regrets" the circumstances that led to losing two brothers in its care system for 10 years. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Public to be asked for views on sell-off
Glasgow City Council has voted to proceed with the public consultation exercise over the transfer of all 82,000 council housing stock to the.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Somerset closes two rehabilitation units
Two West Country rehabilitation units for people recovering from mental health problems have closed due to nursing staff shortages. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Survey highlights adopters' fears
The shortage of black and Asian adopters is caused by a reluctance to get involved with social services, difficulty in accessing information, and a.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Wales introduces reform strategy
The Welsh assembly is launching an initiative to reform mental health services in the country. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Policy and practice in need of overhaul
The fundamental principles underlying the adoption system should be re-evaluated, conference delegates heard last week. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Welsh assembly under fire for delay to start of free nursing care
Older people's organisations have criticised the National Assembly for Wales after it emerged that the introduction of free nursing care in the.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Councils swamped by Sure Start cases
Social services departments are struggling to cope with a flood of new referrals from local Sure Start projects, according to the Association of.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Private school probe into child protection
A private school for gifted children has been severely criticised by education inspectors over concerns of inadequate child care and child.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Worker suspended after speaking out
A senior social worker has been suspended hours after appearing in a television documentary in which he warned that a child could die unless.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Decision on voucher and dispersal delayed by US attack
Home secretary David Blunkett has pledged to come up with a new package for asylum seekers by the end of the month. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Quality Protects must go mainstream
Improvements from Quality Protects need to be "mainstreamed" if educational standards for children in care are to be raised, chief inspector of.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Welsh Council shows signs of progress
Neath Port Talbot social services and housing directorate in south Wales has achieved steady improvements in many in-house services and generally.... more
(10 October 2001 14:08)

Parents vs politics
Despite Labour's commitment to parenthood, with its cabinet committee and National Parenting Institute, it still promotes selection and targeting.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Value judgements
Are social work values under threat from structural change and how important are those values to workers and users, asks Polly Neate. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Fight to be included
Your article on social exclusion (cover story, 27 September) is timely, and goes into depth to do the subject justice. But now we have to bite the.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Alienation is not the answer
Prejudice affects both personal and social identity and must be challenged, say Abul Hussain and Rufus May. more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

Ealing claim fault lay in big caseload
The Climbie inquiry heard that during the three-months Ealing dealt with Kouao and Victoria social services had never completed an assessment of.... more
(11 October 2001 00:00)

A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Natalie Valios and Reg McKay. more
(09 October 2001 10:22)

School for gifted children slated by inspectorate
A private school for gifted children has been severely criticised by HM Inspectorate of Education over concerns of inadequate child care and.... more
(09 October 2001 14:19)

First minority ethnic carers centre launched
The first centre dedicated to supporting the needs of minority ethnic carers is to be launched in Scotland by Malcolm Chisholm, deputy minister for.... more
(09 October 2001 14:20)

£300m initiative to tackle delayed discharge
A radical £300 million ‘cash for change’ programme designed to end ‘bed-blocking’ by 2004 has been launched today by local government secretary.... more
(09 October 2001 14:22)

Latest news from the Victoria Climbie inquiry
Brent social services in ‘administrative chaos. more
(09 October 2001 14:42)

Conservatives call for the abolition of Best Value
Shadow secretary of state for local government, transport and the regions, Theresa May, has called for the abolition of the Best Value inspections.... more
(09 October 2001 16:04)

Former deputy director sentenced
Tower Hamlets Council has welcomed the conviction of a former deputy director of social services on four counts of indecent assault, writes.... more
(09 October 2001 17:03)

A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(10 October 2001 10:21)

National consortium to fight for people with disabilities
The most powerful grouping of care organisations and academic institutions coming together to fight for the rights of people with disabilities.... more
(10 October 2001 10:25)

New social care council launched
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) officially came into being this week. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Lead social worker was 'overworked'
The Haringey social worker allocated to Climbie's case told the public inquiry on its second day that she had been overworked, ill-informed, and.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Third of beggars use money for drugs
One in three homeless people who beg spend most of their money on drugs, according to research carried out by the government Rough Sleepers Unit.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Victoria looked like `an advert for Action Aid`, says Ealing social worker
One of the Ealing social workers who came into contact with Victoria Climbie has told the inquiry into her death that she looked like an advert for.... more
(05 October 2001 14:54)

Social inclusion partnerships to tackle drugs
Social inclusion partnerships are to be awarded £5 million by the Scottish Executive to promote community involvement in anti-drugs work. more
(05 October 2001 14:56)

Glasgow teenagers helped to combat stress
Glasgow teenagers are to benefit from a new anti-stress initiative aiming to reduce the high incidence of suicide, addiction and emotional.... more
(05 October 2001 14:58)

A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(05 October 2001 10:20)

A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(08 October 2001 10:07)

Norfolk admits to 'crucial mistakes'
The director of Norfolk social services, David Wright, is to ask the Climbie inquiry to examine the particular stresses faced by individual social.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)