Articles by Date : October 01 2004 - October 31 2004

Database clause on Children Bill fails
Opposition MPs failed last week to have more details included in the Children Bill about the workings of the proposed information databases on all.... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Staff targeted in hate campaign
A small number of fathers' rights "campaigners" are mounting a hate campaign against the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Services. more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Registration fiasco may leave social care staff unable to work next April
Thousands of social workers could find themselves unable to work come next April because they have failed to register with the General Social Care.... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Health workers to tackle issue of domestic abuse
Health professionals could be required to ask pregnant women if they are suffering from domestic violence as part of a new strategy designed to.... more
(26 October 2004 14:50)

Reid plays it for laughs
If ever there was a triumph of style over substance, it was the health secretary's speech to the national social services conference in Newcastle.... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Prosecutors to disclose convictions
Juries in child sex offence trials may be told if a defendant has previous convictions for similar offences under proposals announced by home.... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Heavy-handed tactics
The warnings are becoming dire. Unless action is taken soon, apparently, many social workers who turn up for work on 1 April next year will find.... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Scrap Bill and start again, says Rethink
Scrapping the draft mental health bill and starting from scratch would be "preferable" to piling amendments on the "contorted and badly written".... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

People Housing misery of many care leavers
Young care leavers should be made a housing priority after a survey revealed that one in 10 live in temporary accommodation, say campaigners. more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Smacking clause worries police
Police have raised concerns about the "contentious" nature of clause 49 of the Children Bill, which concerns the physical punishment of children. more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

"THIS IS ME"
This exhibition was the culmination of arts projects for women who have experienced mental health problems, and who worked with local artists to.... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

DISBELIEF: A PACK FOR WORKSHOPS ON ISSUES FACINGDISABLED WOMEN EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE FROM MEN THEY KNOW
As an aid this pack has all a trainer could need in terms of stimulus material, handouts, session timeframes and an evaluation sheet. It even.... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Take a break ..... if you can
There are few schemes to provide short-term placements for able-bodied children and support for parents - and those that do exist have to struggle,.... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

The Big question
Have day centres for disabled people ahd their day. more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Independent care commission valued.
More than 60 per cent of visitors to Community Care's website believe that the Commission for Social Care Inspection should not be merged with the.... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Local boards to learn local lessons
Local Safeguarding Children Boards are to set up teams to learn lessons about safeguarding children and apply them locally, when the new structures.... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Perfection ffor parents
Are the huge resources going into parenting initiatives eing spent wisely and well? Deborah Ghate and Vincent La Placa report on a review of 2,000.... more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Too ashamed to seek help
Forbidden to get help for her failing sight, one Bangladeshi woman is finding looking after her father an increasingly impossible task . more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

What's in a word?
You need a course in semantics to fill in disability benefit claim forms. Gary Vaux provides one. more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Meet the co-stars
Service users in Buckinghamshire are shaping the council's learning difficulties strategy by co-leading with senior staff. Graham Hopkins reports. more
(28 October 2004 00:00)

Thursday 28 October 2004
Blair hails success of asbos Sex abusers could slip through the net more
(28 October 2004 09:24)

Hodge dilutes champion's role.
Children's minister Margaret Hodge has succeeded in watering down the children's commissioner for England's proposed role. more
(21 October 2004 00:00)

SOCIAL WORK AND IRISH PEOPLE IN BRITAIN: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY RESPONSES TO IRISH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
look forward to reading anything by Paul Michael Garrett because he writes with attitude. His insistent, slightly angry but always well-informed.... more
(21 October 2004 00:00)

More to life than euthanasia.
A good bill can be made better but only if we don't focus exclusively on the euthanasia issue, warns Toby Williamson. more
(21 October 2004 00:00)

Hidden dangers.
Domestic violence and substance misuse are well-publicised triggers in child harming, but the serious case review regime of the last decade has.... more
(21 October 2004 00:00)

If You Ask Me ...
Pat Fleming is a parent volunteer for disability charity Contact a Family. Her son has learning difficulties more
(21 October 2004 00:00)

Group signs off with forum plea.
Home care should be pushed up the political agenda through a national forum, according to experts in the sector. more
(21 October 2004 00:00)

Score draw over future for institute
Visitors to Community Care's website were evenly split over whether the independence of the Social Care Institute for Excellence would be compromised.... more
(21 October 2004 00:00)

Juries may be told of previous offences in child sex cases
Juries in child sex offence trials may be told if a defendant has previous convictions for crimes within the same category, under proposals announced.... more
(26 October 2004 15:11)

Scrapping mental health bill preferable to multiple amendments
Scrapping the draft mental health bill and starting from scratch would be “preferable” to piling amendments on the “contorted and badly written”.... more
(26 October 2004 16:08)

August 2004
Tidy error! Bulletin No 80 Butterworths Family and Child Law Bulletin – August 2004 Bulletin Ed itor Jonathan Montgomery, BA, LLM.... more
(27 October 2004 11:58)

July 2004
Tidy error! Butterworths Family and Child Law Bulletin – July 2004 Bulletin Ed itor Jonathan Montgomery, BA, LLM Professor of Law,.... more
(27 October 2004 11:28)

Wednesday 27 October 2004
Jails merger in danger More than a third of asbos breached more
(27 October 2004 10:02)

Arthurworrey loses case for unfair dismissal
Lisa Arthurworrey has lost her claim for unfair dismissal against Haringey Council, writes Amy Taylor . more
(08 October 2004 14:55)

NSF objectives needs extra resources to succeed
The recently launched National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services is unlikely to meet its objectives without extra.... more
(14 October 2004 10:44)

Efficiency teams to drive improvements to adult social care
New Care Services Efficiency Delivery Teams are set to visit councils this week in a bid to improve the quality of services for vulnerable adults and.... more
(25 October 2004 16:00)

Witnesses in asbo cases to get protection
Witnesses in antisocial behaviour order cases will be given the same protection as those under criminal law for the first time, under new measures.... more
(26 October 2004 14:55)

Lack of detail about databases raises concerns
The government’s failure to provide more details on the proposed databases containing information on all children was slammed by opposition MPs as.... more
(26 October 2004 15:04)

Police to probe bullying allegations
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Services regional offices have been placed under police alert following the bullying and intimidating.... more
(25 October 2004 16:20)

Government should prioritise housing of care leavers
The government should make finding young care leavers suitable housing a priority as one in 10 resides in bed and breakfast or hostel accommodation,.... more
(26 October 2004 14:40)

Care leavers demand better support
Young people leaving public care are calling for better support from local authorities. more
(26 October 2004 07:47)

Monday 25 October 2004
Four-year-old children used to deliver drugs Somali asylum seekers forced to leave UK more
(25 October 2004 09:50)

Tuesday 26 October 2004
Lindholme prison condemned Young offenders sent to boot camps more
(26 October 2004 09:49)

School music tuition unaffordable for many pupils says Ofsted
Pupils from low-income families are missing out on the chance to learn a musical instrument because schools don’t give sufficient discounts or.... more
(26 October 2004 07:51)

Welsh Children’s Commissioner’s powers to stay limited
The Government has refused calls to extend the powers of the Welsh Children’s Commissioner Peter Clarke to include all issues concerning child.... more
(26 October 2004 07:48)

Older fathers increase schizophrenia risk for their children
Older fathers are at increased risk of having children who develop schizophrenia in later life, according to a new study. more
(26 October 2004 07:42)

Debate on role of new approved mental health professionals
We asked:- Will the new approved mental health professionals be sufficiently independent to fight for the rights of the patient? more
(25 October 2004 18:21)

Housing associations could have responsibility for gypsies
Around 3,000 vulnerable gypsies and travellers could become the responsibility of housing associations, under a new amendment to the Housing Bill, .... more
(25 October 2004 16:30)

Hunter urges social workers to celebrate their successes
More needs to be done to improve the pay and status of the social care workforce, the incoming president of the Association of Directors of Social.... more
(22 October 2004 14:12)

Professionals have to share client information, Philp warns
Older people’s tsar Ian Philp has warned professionals working in health and social care they will have to be more open about sharing client.... more
(21 October 2004 16:56)