http://www.communitycare.co.ukRead voluntary sector news and articles relating to charities from Community Care.en-gbReed Business Information, 2006Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT60http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/08/113994/nspcc-law-needed-to-see-children-on-their-own.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/08/113994/nspcc-law-needed-to-see-children-on-their-own.htmlThe NSPCC is calling on all parliamentary candidates to press for legislation that would ensure social workers saw at-risk children alone on home visits.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113983/ofsted-how-to-gain-outstanding-status.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113983/ofsted-how-to-gain-outstanding-status.htmlMolly Garboden questions Ofsted and high-performing providers on what it takes to be an "outstanding" serviceFri, 05 Mar 2010 16:05:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113981/workload-set-to-rise-for-doncaster-childrens-social-workers.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/05/113981/workload-set-to-rise-for-doncaster-childrens-social-workers.htmlDoncaster social workers could face extra work after the council decided to bring care leaver support in-house.Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:56:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/04/113951/disability-charities-to-merge-to-be-large-advocacy-provider.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/04/113951/disability-charities-to-merge-to-be-large-advocacy-provider.htmlTwo disability charities are ­merging to become one of the biggest ­advocacy ­providers. Vern Pitt spoke to the men behind the new set-up Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:23:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/23/113875/leonard-cheshire-disability-explores-cuts-in-user-support.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/23/113875/leonard-cheshire-disability-explores-cuts-in-user-support.html Leonard Cheshire Disability is considering closing down its award-winning service user support team in an effort to cut costs. The charity, Britain's...Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:46:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/19/113851/the-best-and-worst-decisions-ive-made.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/19/113851/the-best-and-worst-decisions-ive-made.htmlFor social worker Anna McMillan, switching from the statutory to the voluntary sector proved a good move Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:27:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/17/113823/copy-of-news-round-up-assisted-dying-death-tax-edlington-case.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/17/113823/copy-of-news-round-up-assisted-dying-death-tax-edlington-case.htmlHeadlines in today's papers include:- Torture boys' sentence 'not too lenient'; The confessions of a mercy killer; Seventeen million could have to pay 'death tax', Tories claim; Yarl's Wood children face 'extreme distress'Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:34:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/17/113822/news-round-up-assisted-dying-death-tax-edlington-case.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/17/113822/news-round-up-assisted-dying-death-tax-edlington-case.htmlHeadlines in today's papers include:- Torture boys' sentence 'not too lenient'; The confessions of a mercy killer; Seventeen million could have to pay 'death tax', Tories claim; Yarl's Wood children face 'extreme distress'Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:34:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/15/113811/nspcc-defends-local-centre-closures.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/15/113811/nspcc-defends-local-centre-closures.htmlThe NSPCC has denied reports that the jobs of many of its child protection workers are at risk and has claimed it will take on 200 extra frontline staff, most of them social workers. While the children's charity is closing some local centres in England, Wes Cuell (pictured) director of services, said this was due to redistribution of resources rather than cutbacks.Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:57:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/10/113769/london-refuge-centre-may-be-forced-to-close.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/10/113769/london-refuge-centre-may-be-forced-to-close.htmlOne of only three refuges for young runaways in the UK is in danger of closing after councils in London axed their funding.Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:20:00 GMT