Fri.Dec 24, 2021

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UK immigration rules to be eased as shortages of care workers worsen

The Guardian

Loss of more than 40,000 staff over past six months prompts move to recruit overseas Thousands of additional care workers are to be recruited from abroad to fill chronic gaps in the workforce, the government has announced after figures showed more than 40,000 social care staff had left the sector over the last six months. Immigration rules will be relaxed for care workers, care assistants and home care workers, who will be added to the Home Office’s shortage occupation list.

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Re-Evaluating the War on Drugs

Gateway Foundation

In 2011, the Global Commission on Drug Policy confronted the fact that “the global war on drugs has failed.” This decades-long battle has had devastating consequences for individuals, local communities and societies around the world. Sadly, drug trafficking and addiction have only worsened. The time has come to re-evaluate the War on Drugs and change how… The post Re-Evaluating the War on Drugs appeared first on Gateway.

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Our annual holiday reminder

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

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