Parents Against Injustice

This excellent program has transparently covered in detail, what has been happening in Pathology. You can ‘Listen Again’ on either of the links below, or follow the link to the podcast.. Each year, around 250 parents and carers are accused of killing or injuring children by shaking them or inflicting some other form of head injury. But an acrimonious scientific debate over the theory behind so-called Shaken Baby Syndrome, has turned toxic among the expert witnesses whose evidence is so critical… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 16, 2011 at 18:14 — No Comments

Child worker checks to be reduced, say ministers

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Nick Clegg: Child worker checks will be ‘more proportional’…

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Added by Alison J Stevens on February 12, 2011 at 22:16 — No Comments

DNA profiles to be deleted from police database

Approximately 5.5 million people’s DNA profiles are held

Hundreds of thousands of DNA profiles on the national database will be deleted the government has announced.

Under the proposals, police will no longer be able to retain the DNA profile of most people who are arrested but not subsequently convicted.

At present, the National DNA Database retains the profiles of anyone arrested, irrespective of…

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PARENTS TAKE CASE TO EUROPE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-12425527

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Leicestershire LINk

Ever wanted to give your views about Health or Social Care services in Leicestershire, offer an opinion on how things could be improved, or talk about an experience you might have had – good or bad? Well, now you have the opportunity.

Leicestershire LINk is an independent local involvement network for local people and voluntary organisations who want to improve Health and Social Care services.

The LINk works by finding out what people want from…

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Added by Alison J Stevens on February 12, 2011 at 19:24 — No Comments

Leicestershire County Council Youth Work Funding

Leicestershire County Council is inviting funding applications from organisations working with young people. There are two streams of funding available - ‘Delivery of Youth Work' - which is about providing services directly to young people and a ‘Voluntary Youth Sector Capacity Building fund' which is aimed at supporting existing and emerging youth work providers. Both funds appear on the same page of the website but you…

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Do you want to make your voice heard by people in power?

Do you want to influence decisions made by the council, UK government, the health service or other bodies that affect your community?

Have you started to campaign for change and want advice on how to get to the next level? If so, the SMK Introduction to Campaigning workshop is for you.The day will provide:

Insight into the successful features of a campaign.
Sessions on the key steps…

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Added by Alison J Stevens on February 12, 2011 at 18:45 — No Comments

FROM COLBY WITH THANKS

This has been past to me and it has some very useful info about how the SS work and their most up to date procedures etc.

Please share,

I am sending you the following information in the public interest.

* Please bring this to the attention of those that are giving public addresses on the state of the nation *

The new computer system for Social Work is being rolled out across the country as we speak.

The following link is a UK… Continue

Added by Alison J Stevens on February 12, 2011 at 18:01 — No Comments