Article: Hair test plan to check drug use in child custody cases

Article: THROW OPEN SOCIAL SERVICES DOORS.(Neighbors Oswego)(Letter to the Editor)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  September 26, 2002 ;     594 words ......Editor: In the fall of 2001, the Social Services Committee approved spending...Research to study the Department of Social Services. What we received was what the top management of Social Services wanted. It was just a high-priced...

Article: Still time to say how to run our social services; MINISTER'S COLUMN.(Features)(Column)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  December 15, 2008 ;     623 words ......for them the most. In those cases, social services, along with other public sector bodies...a minister with responsibility for social services and as a parent, I have been saddened...and care they need every day from social services and while we cannot say such dreadful...

Article: Memo warned of turmoil in social services a year before the murder of 'at risk' girl; CAMDEN ACCUSED OVER SACKING OF DEPARTMENT HEAD AND CASH 'DIVERTED' FROM VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
The Evening Standard (London, England);  March 11, 2005 ;     700+ words ......A MEMO warned of chaos in Camden's social services department a year before the murder...highlight serious concerns over Camden social services, including: . Chaos in the department...the sudden dismissal of the head of social services. . An official inspection which raised...

Article: Turn-round plan for failing social services.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  March 18, 2003 ;     530 words ......plan to turn around Birmingham's failing social services has been drawn up by the city council...Coventry and Walsall, at the bottom of a social services league table. Social services director Sandra Taylor resigned shortly...

Article: Warning over social services chaos a year before girl's murder; DEPARTMENT HEAD SACKED AND CASH 'DIVERTED' FROM VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
The Evening Standard (London, England);  March 11, 2005 ;     550 words ......A MEMO warned of chaos in Camden's social services department a year before the murder...highlight serious concerns over Camden social services, including: . Chaos in the department...the sudden dismissal of the head of social services. . An official inspection which raised...

Article: City Social Services face no-star ranking.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  November 10, 2003 ;     416 words ...Byline: Paul Dale Social Services officials in Birmingham are...a possible three stars. The social services department was severely criticised...system -effectively condemning social services as a 'failing' department. Council...

Article: Social services section set for top rating again.(Health)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  February 20, 2004 ;     290 words ...One of the North's top social services departments is set for more...being declared a three-star social services local authority for the third...inspection. Inspectors from the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) spent two...

Article: Social services let me down says abuse victim; Sex-crazed dad attacked entire family.(News)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  December 13, 1997 ;     700+ words ......launched a scathing attack on the social services. For more than 14 years, Malachy was...was in care, he was sexually abused. Social services took Malachy, his sisters and brothers...first brought to the attention of social services but no action was taken. Several years...

Article: Sandra Taylor is gone: Who can take on the impossible job?; The sudden resignation of the woman appointed to sort out Birmingham's social services is another blow for the ailing department.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  July 18, 2002 ;     668 words ......being interviewed for the Birmingham social services hot-seat, Sandra Taylor was described...city council advertises for a new social services director, even though the salary is...outstanding achievement. Birmingham social services has been on the receiving end of critical...

Article: City's social services committee resurrected.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  October 23, 2002 ;     282 words ...Birmingham Social Services Committee is to make a comeback...agreed to restore a committee for social services, a department which which has...improvement across the board in social services. Susanna McCorry, cabinet spokeswoman...

Article: Hard road to a star rating; SOCIAL SERVICES CREEPS BACK ON TRACK.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  November 13, 2003 ;     456 words ......FIONA SCOTT Political Editor COVENTRY social services was given a major boost today after...spending longer in them than any other social services department in the country. Coventry...1998 after two damning reports by the Social Services Inspectorate and the Audit Commission...

Article: Social services finally gets star boost; DEPARTMENT COMES OUT OF 'SPECIAL MEASURES' AFTER FIVE DIFFICULT YEARS.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  November 13, 2003 ;     475 words ......FIONA SCOTT Political Editor COVENTRY social services was given a major boost today after...spending longer in them than any other social services department in the country. Coventry...1998 after two damning reports by the Social Services Inspectorate and the Audit Commission...

Article: Two councils criticised over running of social services; Swansea is 'in default' over its provision for children, declares Minister.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  March 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ......Steffan Rhys THE provision of social services in Wales was under scrutiny...incidents. Deputy Minister for Social Services Gwenda Thomas said yesterday...been little improvement in social services for children in Swansea...

Article: Poll campaign attack on troubled social services is 'deplorable' LOCAL ELECTIONS.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  April 29, 2008 ;     534 words ......Democrat-run Swansea Council is defending its social services staff over what it calls unwarranted...The council's cabinet member for social services Wendy Fitzgerald is particularly concerned...Wales. She said it was deplorable social services in Swansea were being used as a ...