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MSPs ‘not yet convinced’ on moving criminal social work to National Care Service

A Holyrood committee has said it is “not yet convinced of the merits” of including criminal justice social work services in the Scottish Government’s new National Care Service (NCS) A report from MSPs on the Criminal Justice Committee said key ...

10 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

No reason to pause National Care Service Bill, says Kevin Stewart

There is no cause for pausing the National Care Service Bill until there is more detail on the finances of the new service, a minister has told MSPs. The plan to merge social care services into a national body has been described as the most ...

08 Nov 2022 at 13:07

Scotland

SNP group joins calls for National Care Service plans to be paused

Unions, think tanks and charities – along with an SNP-affiliated organisation – have written to the First Minister to ask for the National Care Service Bill to be paused. The SNP’s trade union group executive is among the signatories to ...

09 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Social care service users and staff being ignored by ministers, says Cole-Hamilton

The Scottish Government has been accused of ignoring the needs of those who use and work in social care by continuing to move ahead with its plans for a National Care Service, despite unions and local authorities pulling their support. ...

06 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

National Care Service objectives have not changed, says Swinney

John Swinney says the objectives of the National Care Service (NCS) have not changed, despite the Government no longer taking a “statutory approach” to reforming social care. Last week, ministers dropped the first part of their ...

27 Jan 2025 at 14:21

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