Posts Tagged with "child protection"

We must give children in care a fair chance in life

Thursday, September 2, 2010

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We must give children in care a fair chance in life

I am very concerned by the claims in today’s Audit Scotland report that many children’s care plans ‘lack clear action and long-term goals’, and that a ‘better understanding’ of costs is necessary to ensure services provide value for money. The report, entitled ‘Getting it Right for Children in Residential care’, reveals that children’s services across the [...]

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We need action not words

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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I had the opportunity today of asking the First Minister, Alex Salmond, a parliamentary question about how the Government plan to improve inter-agency information sharing following the Significant Case Review and Review for Chief Officers’ Reports into the tragic death of Brandon Muir.  In the short three week period when Robert Cunningham resided with Heather Boyd and her children, [...]

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Protecting Our Children

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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The recent HMIe report into child protection in Dundee City has raised very serious concerns about the quality of the service provided.  This report follows similar reports for Moray Council and Aberdeen City Council. HM Inspectorate of Education officials said they had “no confidence” that all children at risk of harm, abuse and neglect are protected. I [...]

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