Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre publish their strategic overview.

CEOP have published their 2008/09 Strategic Overview, available at:
http://www.ceop.police.uk/downloads/documents/strategic_overview_2008-09.pdf

Child sex offenders are switching between the internet and the offline world with increasing frequency & severity in order to target and (in some cases) abduct young victims and parents could & should do more, claims the UK national policing centre for child protection – the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre.

Almost 5,500 reports were received by the Centre during the past 12 months of which 2,500 came from members of the public using the organisation’s unique online ‘CEOP Report’ button.  Anyone providing an online environment where children go can apply to embed the ‘CEOP Report’ button by visiting http://www.ceop.police.uk/digitallibrary

1,373 of those reports were from young children themselves of which 89% related specifically to instances of grooming.

Minister sees how Welsh Assembly Government projects are helping substance misuse services

Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Social Justice, Dr Brian Gibbons, has seen how a number of new Welsh Assembly Government projects are helping substance misuse service users when he attended the Gwent Service User Seminar at Greenmeadow Farm in Cwmbran.

 

Wired-Gov press release 17/9/09

Eating Well in Care Homes for Older People report published

 A new Care Commission report – Eating Well in Care Homes for Older People – details the quality of nutritional care in Scotland’s care homes based on an analysis of inspections from 303 care homes, complaint investigations and enforcement action.

The recommendations include:

* Raising awareness of the National Care Standards for eating well

* Increasing staff training in the areas of eating, drinking and nutrition

* Ensuring staff numbers are sufficient to encourage and help residents to eat well and drink regularly 

* Ensuring menus are properly planned for older people who have diabetes, unplanned weight loss or difficulty swallowing & chewing.

The full report (published 18/9/09) is available at http://www.carecommission.com/images/stories/documents/publications/reviewsofqualitycare/eating_well_in_care_homes_for_older_people_report.pdf

Children’s Low Vision project launched

Rhodri Morgan, Welsh Assembly Government’s First Minister spoke at the the annual Welsh Eye Care Conference at Cardiff University’s School of Optometry. 

 

He said: “As part of our Welsh Eye Care Initiative we are funding the Children’s Low Vision project, which enables children and young people with Low Vision to access the services provided by health, education, social care and third sector organisations.  It also encourages multi-disciplinary working between professionals from health, education, social care and third sector organisations. We also look forward to the launch of the Children’s Low Vision Toolkit in a few months time”.

WAG press release from Wired-Gov 28/09/09