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Watchdog seeks cancellation of care home’s registration over ‘serious concerns’

A watchdog has launched legal action seeking to have a care home’s registration cancelled after inspectors found serious and significant concerns over the quality of care offered to residents. The Care Inspectorate has submitted an application to ...

30 Sept 2022 at 16:06

Inspectors criticise council which had oversight of murdered Logan Mwangi

There remain “serious concerns” with the children’s services department which had oversight of murdered five-year-old Logan Mwangi, a watchdog has found. Care Inspectorate Wales acknowledged there had been improvements at Bridgend County Borough ...

02 Aug 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Care Inspectorate issues recommendations for placement improvement

Recommendations to improve the lives of children experiencing care in distance placements have been issued by the Care Inspectorate. A new report from the body found that a combination of inadequate planning, poor practice and limited resources ...

18 May 2022 at 12:55

Scottish Tories set out proposal for Local Care Service

The Scottish Conservatives have set out proposals for a Local Care Service, presenting it as an alternative to the Scottish Government’s planned National Care Service. It comes after the party’s health spokesman, Sandesh Gulhane, said he was ...

19 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

Approved foster carer numbers down and fewer children adopted, figures show

The number of foster carers in Scotland has fallen, figures show. The fostering and adoption statistical report for 2021-22 from the Care Inspectorate shows there were 3,415 approved foster care households in December 2021 – down 3.5% on ...

23 Nov 2022 at 14:03

Scotland

Unpaid carers need more support, says Care Inspectorate

Unpaid carers require more support it has been suggested as an inquiry revealed the negative impact caring is having on the majority of adult carers. The new Care Inspectorate inquiry has highlighted a number of improvements that are ...

06 Dec 2022 at 15:34

Scotland

Child bereavement services review recommends key changes

A new report on bereavement support for families and carers after a child’s death has made eight recommendations for improving services. Scotland has one of the highest rates of child deaths in Western Europe, with one in four of ...

22 Jun 2022 at 17:23

Scotland

Complaints about care services reach 10-year high, says Care Inspectorate

Complaints about care services reached a 10-year high last year – with complaints about homes for older people making up more than two fifths of them. The latest report from the Care Inspectorate showed it received a total of 5,...

01 Aug 2023 at 13:06

Scotland

Diverting some offenders away from prosecution is working well, review finds

The practice of diverting some people accused of a crime from prosecution is working well and is developing in a positive direction, according to a report. However, the review found that while confidence in the use of ...

21 Feb 2023 at 13:06

Scotland

Ministers under fire over ‘decade of decline’ in childminding sector

The number of childminders working in Scotland has fallen by almost 50% over 10 years, with ministers accused of having let the sector “collapse”. Labour said the Scottish Government has “presided over a decade of ...

12 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Care home ordered to improve as inspectors raise ‘serious’ concerns

An award-winning care home has been issued with an improvement notice. Braehill Lodge, which was family-owned until April, is registered for up to 24 older people. In September last year, the care home in ...

06 Nov 2025 at 15:01

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