Judicial review against Wiltshire rejected

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A judicial review against Wiltshire county council was rejected by the High Court this month, after the judge praised the 'sympathetic and humane' way...

Stockport response satisfactory

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The Local Government Ombudsman has concluded that Stockport metropolitan borough council responded satisfactorily following a complaint regarding the loss of Attendance Allowance for a...

Big variations in performance of London councils

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A report published by the Audit Commission concludes that London boroughs made improvements to local services over 1997/98, but the performance of individual councils...

London councils contracting out home care services

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The London boroughs of Brent, Enfield and Southwark have this month confirmed plans to reduce the amount of home care provided in-house by putting...

Abbeyfield wins tender for Kent homes

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Abbeyfield Medway Valley Society is in the process of completing the purchase of nine residential homes from Kent county council. The price paid for...

Ealing to revise services

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The social services committee at the London borough of Ealing has approved plans to develop support services for people with learning disabilities.The council will...

London and Quadrant

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David Coull has been appointed as director, care and supported housing at the London and Quadrant Housing Trust.He previously worked in health and social...

SSI reports on commissioning services

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The Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) has this month published further reports from its series of assessments of local authorities' commissioning arrangements for community care...

Increase in provision of secure accommodation for young people

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1999Statistics on the number of young people in secure units in England and Wales at March 1998 were...

Charter needed to improve social care

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1999Users, carers and frontline staff with experience of health, housing and social care services all feel that there...
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