Social worker who advertised as escort is suspended

Social worker who advertised as escort girl is suspended
A social worker who advertised herself as an escort girl through an online agency has been suspended as a social worker for two years by the General Social Care Council.
Source:- The Daily Telegraph, Tuesday 20 June 2006, page 5
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Schools still fail to record criminal past of employees
Confusion over criminal record checks for staff working in schools continues to leave children vulnerable to paedophiles, Ofsted reported yesterday.
Source:- The Times, Tuesday 20 June 2006, page 22
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Reid criticised over on the hoof policy for paedophiles
A leading chief constable criticised the home secretary and his predecessor for drawing up “on the hoof” policies in response to media pressure for tougher action against child-sex offenders.
Source:- The Independent, Tuesday 20 June 2006, page 4
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No 10 stays cool on rush to bring in Sarah’s law
Downing Street admitted there were “genuine difficulties” in releasing more information to the public on the whereabouts of paedophiles.
Source:- The Daily Telegraph, Tuesday 20 June 2006, page 6
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Court fight to block medical report on double killer Stone
Lawyers for Michael Stone, the disturbed drug addict who killed Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter Megan, asked the High Court yesterday to bar the press and public from seeing the full report into his care and treatment.
Source:- The Daily Telegraph, Tuesday 20 June 2006, page 8
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Women prisoners’ cry for help
Women prisoners in England and Wales need a kinder introduction to jail to reduce self-harm and suicide, a report by the Howard League for Penal Reform claims today.
Source:- The Times, Tuesday 20 June 2006, page 22
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Cameron hints at tax relief for single parent child care
Working mothers, including single mothers, could get tax relief to help with child care costs under new family-friendly policies being floated today by David Cameron.
Source:- The Daily Telegraph, Tuesday 20 June 2006, page 7

5,000 nursing residents wrongly denied free care
One in five residents who should have received free nursing home continuing care have been denied it, according to government figures.
Source:- Daily Mail, Tuesday 20 June 2006, page 10
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Barratt gets £4.4 million for affordable homes
Barratt Homes has become the first private housebuilder to secure direct funding from the Housing Corporation to build subsidised affordable homes.
Source:- Financial Times, Tuesday 20 June 2006, page 2
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Sharp sentences
Maximum sentences for the possession of all bladed weapons are to rise to four years under amendments to be tabled by the government.
Source:- The Times, Tuesday 20 June 2006, page 2
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Scottish news
 
Fear over £53 billion public pensions timebomb
Pension liabilities across the public sector in Scotland now stand at £53 billion, meaning rising bills for taxpayers and higher contributions demanded from those working for the state.
An Audit Scotland report warns the six main public sector pension schemes must prepare now for the implications of an ageing population.
With a million entitled to some form of public pension, it warns spending on services could be cut as the state is forced to provide for its former workers.
Source:- The Herald, Tuesday 20 June 2006
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Call for charity tax break to fund the voluntary sector
Taxpayers should be allowed to donate a proportion of their taxes directly to charity, voluntary organisations have said.
The proposals are part of a manifesto published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, setting out the needs and demands for charities.
Other recommendations include funding an advice service for volunteer groups, helping establish an awareness programme and more political leadership.
Source:- The Scotsman, Tuesday 20 June 2006
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Only 2 percent of people with learning difficulties married
Only 2 per cent of people with learning difficulties in Scotland are married, according to a major new survey.
The report by ENABLE said the figure compares with a rate of more than 50 per cent in the general population.
Source:- The Scotsman, Tuesday 20 June 2006
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Only six cases taken to learning-needs quango
A new quango set up to help Scots children with learning difficulties has only dealt with six referrals since December.
The additional support needs tribunal, which has cost £626,543 since its inception, was established to assist parents who feel their children’s education needs are not being adequately catered for.
Source:- The Scotsman, Tuesday 20 June 2006
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Welsh news

Apology over Sweeney jail term criticism
A government minister has apologised for criticising the jail term handed out to paedophile Craig Sweeney.
Junior constitutional affairs minister Vera Baird said that she had been wrong to state that Sweeney’s sentence was not harsh enough.
Sweeney was sentenced to life for taking a three-year-old from her home in Cardiff but an argument broke out between politicians and the judiciary after it emerged that Sweeney  could be considered for parole in less than six years.
Source:- Western Mail, Tuesday 20 June 2006
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Man charged in ‘child-in-boot’ probe
A man arrested in connection with a child allegedly placed in the boot of a car has been charged with child neglect.
The man was released on conditional bail and will appear in court on Friday.
The alarm was raised after a girl was seen being locked in the boot of a care at a Sainsbury store in Swansea. The girl was later found safe and well and is now back with her family.
Source:- icWales, Tuesday 20 June 2006
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