Industry News

• Users must have say on cuts, says adult care director

  Source: Community Care

  1 November 2010

  Community Care reports that Harrow Council's corporate director of adults and housing, Paul Najsarek, has said that local authorities should ask adult care service users and carers in deciding on proposed budget cuts to ensure they are sustainable. Read more...

• Black people six times more likely to face drug arrest

  Source: The Guardian

  1 November 2010

  The Guardian reports that Professor Alex Stewart, of the school of social policy, sociology and social research at the University of Kent, said his analysis of recent Ministry of Justice data highlighted disturbing trends. Read more...

• Housing benefit cuts: what's the real truth?

  Source: The Guardian

  1 November 2010

  Jamie Doward writes for the Observer to assess the impact of the measures that many fear will force the poor to be re-housed in areas without enough homes, jobs or school places. Read more...

• Almost 1,000 released prisoners on run after being recalled

  Source: The Telegraph

  29 October 2010

  The Telegraph reports that the latest Ministry of Justice figures show that almost 1,000 released prisoners, who should be back behind bars, including 19 murderers, are at large. Read more...

• Professor hits at cheap drink

  Source: The Mirror

  29 October 2010

  The Mirror reports that Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, founder of the Alcohol Alliance Initiative, said ministers should not let industry leaders selfregulate alcohol prices. Read more...

• Loughton announces revised guidance for those working with care leavers

  Source: Children & Young People Now

  29 October 2010

  Children and Young People Now reports that speaking at the second annual Leaving Care Conference, children's minister Tim Loughton said that the new guidance for professionals working with care leavers is 7,000 words shorter and has cut bureaucracy so practitioners will have more time to work directly with children. Read more...