Articles by Date : October 01 2002 - October 31 2002

Approaches to Needs Assessment in Children's Services
Edited by Harriet Ward and Wendy Rose. more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Charities balance shock and subtlety in bid for money, hearts and minds
With its latest advertisements, Barnardo's is again hoping that shock tactics will raise awareness. But is shock always the best way of conveying a.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Six months to rescue Cardiff and launch a new era in social services
Another Welsh authority has been slammed for failing the children and adults it is supposed to protect. Alex Dobson reports on the upheaval ahead at.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

A botched investigation?
Our multi-disciplinary panel looks at the case of a girl with learning difficulties who claims she was hit by a support teacher. more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Care and loss
A recent study of parents' experiences of their children's suicides reveals the need for parents to be very persistent with services before they can.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Monday 21 October 2002
A 13-year-old boy becomes the youngest person on the sex offenders register, and an older woman 'dies of thirst' in care home. more
(21 October 2002 10:00)

Friday 18 October 2002
Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr are questioned again, and Tory leader pledges to kill off moves to allow same sex adoptions. more
(18 October 2002 10:04)

Alan Milburn's speech to the National Social Services Conference
A full text of the health secretary's speech to the National Social Services Conference 2002. more
(17 October 2002 15:22)

Chief inspector warns social services to focus on service delivery
Social service departments were reprimanded by the chief inspector of social services for "chasing performance indicators" instead of improving.... more
(17 October 2002 16:13)

National agency would ease child protection worries
A national child protection agency would help remove families' uncertainties about whether staff were 'investigating' or 'supporting' them, the.... more
(17 October 2002 15:58)

July 2002
BUTTERWORTHS FAMILY AND CHILD LAW BULLETIN Bulletin No 60 Butterworths Family and Child Law Bulletin    - July 2002 .... more
(17 October 2002 13:36)

September 2002
BUTTERWORTHS FAMILY AND CHILD LAW BULLETIN Bulletin No 61 Butterworths Family and Child Law Bulletin - September 2002 Bulletin Editor .... more
(17 October 2002 13:48)

June 2002
BUTTERWORTHS FAMILY AND CHILD LAW BULLETIN Bulletin No 59 Butterworths Family and Child Law Bulletin - June 2002 Bulletin Editor .... more
(17 October 2002 13:24)

Thursday 17 October 2002
Lords defeat government's move to allow same sex adoptions, and adoptive couple sue over unruly boy. more
(17 October 2002 10:21)

Government told to apologise for delayed discharge fines
Local authorities have demanded an apology from the government for imposing fines for delayed discharge problems, writes David Callaghan. more
(16 October 2002 15:31)

If whitehall could just let go
In the fourth of our series by the authors of a major report on the future of social care, policy analyst Anne Davies argues that local government.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Lights go out on treatment
Britain's only residential treatment centre for child sex offenders has closed, yet what limited research exists points to treatment being effective.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

We have to learn to 'share' clients
Agencies must not work alone with homeless people who have mental health problems, writes Keith Talbut. more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Milburn rejects naming and shaming as he pledges to raise sector's status
People working in social services should not be named and shamed because they have some of the most difficult jobs in the public sector, health.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Minister hits back at claims of racism
Immigration minister Beverley Hughes reacted angrily to accusations that the government's stance and language on asylum and immigration is appeasing.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Blunkett clampdown on sex offenders
A tightening of the laws on sex offenders, announced by home secretary David Blunkett, has been welcomed by children's charities. more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Work pressures block caring role
Fewer people will be able to help with caring for grandchildren or older parents because of pressures to stay in paid work for longer. more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Lambeth mislays hundreds of staff
Council chiefs in Lambeth, south London, have ordered a recruitment freeze in social services because of confusion over how many staff work in the.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Strike closes some special schools
Some special schools in London were forced to close last week following a strike by 25,000 local government workers campaigning for an increase in.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Suicidal children's parents speak out
Many parents whose children have committed suicide feel that professionals should make young people's mental health a greater priority, according to.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Let staff be free to improve services
Most visitors to Community Care 's website believe the Liberal Democrats are right to say that services would improve if staff had more freedom from.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Counsel and Care warns on standards
The national minimum standards for care homes should not be sacrificed in the face of market turbulence, according to older people's charity Counsel.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

UN report criticises government for failure to ban smacking of children
There have been renewed calls for a ban on smacking in the UK following a report by the United Nations recommending it should be outlawed. more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Ethnic dementia care has stagnated
Organisations providing dementia care for people from ethnic minorities are being left without the support they need to improve services, a leading.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Norfolk director sounds check alarm
The director of social services at Norfolk Council has raised concerns that the six-month backlog of applications at the Criminal Records Bureau.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Mayor must put cheaper homes first
A coalition of housing bodies has urged the London mayor to put tackling the shortage of affordable housing at the centre of his plans for developing.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Help prisoners with housing, says study
Housing and benefits advice should be offered to all people leaving prison to prevent them from sleeping rough or reoffending, according to a new.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Rural women need specific policies
Young women living in the countryside are among the most deprived and excluded people in England and Wales, according to new research. more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Tuesday 15th October 2002
Emergency funding for more prison places and Feltham young offenders institution praised in inspection report. more
(15 October 2002 09:55)

Wednesday 16 October 2002
Most social services departments failing clients, and anger at anti-gay adoption card. more
(16 October 2002 10:07)

One million over-65s drink too much
The charity Alcohol Concern is urging more research to be carried out on alcohol misuse after its new report revealed that one million over-65s are.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Charity welcomes government's 'innovative' strategy for women
Mental health charity Mind believes the government's new proposals for a mental health strategy for women could bring benefits and "great innovation".... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Union attacks government over its plans for accommodation centres
The Transport and General Workers Union has attacked the government's plans for asylum seeker accommodation centres, saying they will create an.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Councils fail to make tough decisions needed for progress
Local authority social services departments are failing to make positive changes to their provision fast enough, according to the joint review team’s.... more
(16 October 2002 00:00)

Government told social fund needs overhaul
Radical reform of the Social Fund is needed if the government is to eradicate child poverty and social exclusion, according to a report from the.... more
(15 October 2002 00:00)

One in five with sight problems wait a year for support
One in five blind and partially sighted people initially visited by social services are waiting longer than a year for training and support to help.... more
(15 October 2002 00:00)

Scotland 'leads the way' tackling delayed discharges
Local authorities in Scotland claim they are leading the way in trying to solve the UK-wide problem of delayed discharges, writes Nicola Barry. .... more
(15 October 2002 17:04)

Accessible services needed, says report
One in five disabled people face difficulties obtaining access to social services, according to a new report by disability charity Leonard Cheshire. more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Nursing homes lose out over 'free' care
It has been a "difficult year" for the nursing home sector since "free" nursing care for self-funding residents was introduced 12 months ago, Frank.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Rebirth of a profession?
The General Social Care Council's code of conduct has been enthusiastically welcomed as a way of enhancing the status of social care. But some nurses.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Talk to the abusers
There is no medical solution to child sex abuse. Only by engaging with paedophiles, hearing their stories, their take on their feelings, can we learn.... more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

The dangers of love at any price
We need to locate young men's "off button" if teenage pregnancies are to be reduced. more
(10 October 2002 00:00)

Workloads and poor management blamed for mishandling of case involving torture of woman with learning difficulties
A damning report into the handling of a case in the Borders involving the sexual abuse and torture of a woman with learning difficulties, blames.... more
(14 October 2002 16:45)

Birth parents given right to trace adopted children
The government has backed down over proposed restrictions on birth parents’ rights to trace their adopted children, writes Derren Hayes. more
(14 October 2002 16:30)

Inspectors say social services need too much evidence to protect children
Children are being put at risk because the threshold of evidence for social services to investigate concerns are too high, a new report shows, .... more
(14 October 2002 10:52)