Joint statement on care and support for all people with learning disabilities
We have joined with the Mental Welfare Commission and the Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability to make it clear that no one with a learning disability, whichever care or treatment setting they are in, must be at risk of being deprived of their fundamental rights.
You can read the full statement here.
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Education Scotland launched as new agency for education
Education Scotland, the Scottish Government's national development and improvement agency for education, was launched on 1 July.
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Drive to prevent care home falls
A best practice toolkit has been launched to help manage and reduce falls and fractures in Scotland's care homes. Public Health Minister Michael Matheson today joined representatives of Scotland's social care inspectorate, Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) and NHS Scotland, for the launch of their ‘Managing falls and fractures in care homes for older people' resource initiative in East Kilbride.
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Building a framework for offender risk assessment
The Risk Management Authority (RMA) has published its paper, Framework for Risk Assessment, Management and Evaluation: FRAME.
RMA has developed the paper in collaboration with a number of partners. It provides guidance to help professional staff working in criminal justice services to assess risks posed by offenders in the community.
Click here to read the paper and find out more about the Risk Management Authority.
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Shetland Islands Council Scrutiny Report
We have now published our scrutiny report on Shetland Islands Council delivery of social work services.
Click here to read the report.
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