Press Release Archive 2002

• Financial Settlement for Social Services - December 6th 2002

• Young runaways `uppermost in directors' minds' - November 28th 2002

• Delayed Discharges of Elderly People from Hospital - November 28th 2002

• Care Leavers' Day "Cause for Celebration" - October 25th 2002

• Directors call for a "Passionate Commitment" to Improving Services in the Interests of Children - August 2002

• Directors welcome chief social services inspector's annual report - August 19th 2002

• Only one star for new, star-rating process - May 27th 2002 

• Welcome for Help the Aged Report - May 8th 2002

• Child protection… Child protection… child protection… - May 2nd 2002

• Carers would directly benefit from additional resources - ADSS -  April 24th 2002

• Directors warn of unforeseen consequences of 'get tough' youth crime proposals - April 19th 2002

• Social services 'have delivered, can deliver, and will deliver' - March 27th 2002

• Directors reject separate agency as solution to child protection dilemmas - March 13th 2002

• 'Spread the child care safety net wider' - ADSS - March 13th 2002

• Directors and independent care providers create new fee-level initiative - February 28th 2002
   

• Survey Shows Severe Funding Crisis in Services for Children and Older People - February 19th 2002