Justice social work services in Scottish Borders council
A report into how well community payback orders are implemented and managed in the Scottish Borders Council area has been published by the Care Inspectorate.
In the first inspection of its kind, a team of inspectors looked at how justice social work services in the area were delivering services for individuals who are, or have been, subject to community payback orders.
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Care Inspectorate Statistical Summary Report for Quarter 4 of 2018/19
The Care Inspectorate Statistical Summary Report for Quarter 4 of 2018/19 has now been released. This presents data on the number of registered care services, new registrations and cancellations, complaints about care services and quality theme grades all by care service type and or service sector. This is updated on a quarterly basis.
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Joint inspection of services for children and young people in need of care and protection in Fife
Inspectors have identified key strengths in the way children and young people in need of care and protection in Fife are supported and cared for.
The Care Inspectorate is leading joint inspections which focus on how well services are working together to improve the lives of children and young people who have experienced or are at risk of abuse and neglect, and those who are, or have been, looked after by the local authority. Inspectors look at how staff across a range of services collaborate, including social work, health and education staff, police officers, and children’s reporters.
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Blog: We’ve redesigned The Hub website to add much more content and improved functionality
By Claire Neary, Senior Policy Adviser
The Care Inspectorate’s improvement website, The Hub, has been on an improvement journey of its own over past few months. The new redesigned site is now live with much more content and improved functionality to help users make the most of the information and resources on the site.
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Meeting qualification conditions by 2023
More than 56,000 social service workers across Scotland have to gain qualifications over the next four years to meet conditions on their registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
Both the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate are keen that employers plan support for their workforce to make sure they gain their qualifications on time so they are able to continue their SSSC registration and working in the sector.
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