Industry News

• Three quarters of offenders never leave life of crime

  Source: The Telegraph

  5 November 2010

  The Telegraph reports on new figures from the Ministry of Justice which show that three in four offenders do not leave a life of crime regardless of whether they are jailed or handed community penalties. Read more...

• Appeal court ruling clears way for councils to cut social care services

  Source: The Guardian

  5 November 2010

  The Guardian reports that local councils have been allowed by the courts to cut social care services which could affect services to hundreds of thousands of vulnerable adults. Councils face a 26% cut in grants over the next four years, although the government says it is providing enough... Read more...

• Senior Conservative calls for prison vote debate

  Source: BBC News

  5 November 2010

  BBC News reports that a senior Conservative MP has called on the government to challenge the ruling from the Court of European Rights that prisoners must be given the vote. David Davis said parliament should get the chance to reject the decision and take on the court. Read more...

• BASW leader accuses Gove of ignoring social work

  Source: Community Care

  5 November 2010

  Community Care reports that education secretary Michael Gove was forced to restate his commitment to social work after the head of the British Association of Social Workers accused him of marginalising the profession. Read more...

• Cost of re-offending is around £11bn - prison is a colossal failure

  Source: The Guardian

  5 November 2010

  Erwin James writes for the Guardian saying that the reconviction rates revealed by the Ministry of Justice show that everyone should be concerned about what happens to released inmates. The average annual cost of keeping someone in prison is around £45,000. Read more...

• Do the poor have a right to live in expensive areas?

  Source: BBC News

  5 November 2010

  BBC News features an article on the row over housing benefit, which has led to warnings of "social cleansing". But, it asks, can those on low incomes really have an entitlement to stay in expensive localities? Read more...