MCCF - Publications
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It Doesn’t Happen Here
Barnardos has published a report that looks at the lives of some of the poorest children living in the UK. To read the report, go to:
http://www.barnardos.org.uk/poverty/poverty-findout.htm
Children in Need
The Scottish Executive commissioned research into the definition of children in need within local authority policies and how it is being implemented in practice.
To read the report, visit http://www.childhoodstudies.ed.ac.uk/research.htm#cin
Advance Statements and Compulsory Treatment Orders
The Mental Welfare Commission has published a report on the number of people who have been detained on CTOs and how many have Advance Statements. To read the report, go to:
http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/principlesintopractice/Resources/resources.asp
Mental Health Good Practice Guidance
The Mental Welfare Commission has published two new good practice guides to support principles based practice in some challenging areas of decision-making. One guide covers the use and monitoring of seclusion. The second publication provides ethical and legal guidance on nutrition by artificial means. To download these guides, visit:
http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/GoodPractice/Publications/Guidance_documents.asp
Vital Voices
The Scottish Executive publishes a regular Victims and Witnesses newsletter - Vital Voices. In issue 8, there is information on the latest phase of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004. To read the newsletter, go to http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/04/24135226/0
NHS Charges in Scotland
The Scottish Executive has published an information booklet on the help available for paying health costs, such as prescription charges, optical and dental charges and travel to hospitals for treatment. To download a copy, go to http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/05/02154826/1.
Helping You Meet the Cost of Learning
The Scottish Executive has published a guide for students with dependent children, including lone parents. The guide gives an overview of the funding available from August 2007. For more information, go to http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/05/14103415/0
Choices for a Purpose: Review of Scottish Executive Budgets
The Scottish Executive has published the report of the Budget Review Group that was completed in July 2006. To read the report, go to
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/05/23114346/0
Audit on the Throughcare Addiction Service (TAS)
The Scottish Executive has published the report on the audit on TAS. To read the report, go to http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/05/tasrpp2audit