Submissions and Responses Archive

• Consultation on the Integration of Health and Social Care Services response Sept 2012
• Response to City of Edinburgh Council Consultation on the Children & Families Department Organisational Review - March 2008
• Edinburgh child protection report: UNISON welcomes praise for work of frontline staff and calls for national debate on the crisis in resources for vulnerable children (September 2007)
• Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children Response
• Independent Asylum Review Evidence
• 27 Sept 07 Child Protection Inspection: UNISON welcomes praise for work of frontline staff and calls for national debate on the crisis in resources for vulnerable children
• "Child's Welfare Paramount?" Asylum guidance booklet
• 19 Oct 05: Branch adopts paper on Professional Supervision in Social Work
• 6 Sept 05: SUBMISSION TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL EXECUTIVE MEETING: SENIOR MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF CHILD PROTECTION
• 26 Jan: Edinburgh's new Children & Families Department must tackle resource crisis and learn from others' mistakes, says UNISON
• 21 Jan 05: Edinburgh Social Work cash crisis again: Care packages stopped and £100,000 child protection pleges vanishes
• 19 Aug: Council congratulates staff and backs audit recommendations
• SOCIAL WORK EXTERNAL AUDIT - UNISON Response
• New issue of The Way Forward for Scotland's Social Work (UNISON Scotland site)
• 29 April: Labour wins vote with Tory support - now they're looking at a not-for-profit trust and want to consult School Boards on child protection! - Plus full UNISON Submission
• 28 April: Despite hearing deputation from John Stevenson and Kirsten Hey (UNISON Edinburgh) and Mick McGahey (UNISON Lothian Primary Care (Health)) and a very long debate, we understand the Council's Labour Group voted to support reorganisation plans. Full Council makes final decision 10am Thursday 29 April. See also Branch Secretary opinion piece in Evening News 27/4/04
• 24 Mar: Child protection risk must be recognised - Social Work Conference (UNISON Scotland press release) - Plus Full text of presentation by John Stevenson, Edinburgh UNISON
• UNISON Subission to full Council 18 March re Social Work initiatives
• UNISON Statement on Edinburgh Social Work Staffing Inquiry
• Submission on Edinburgh Child Protection Audit
• Updated Comments and Report - O'Brien Inquiry
• FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN EDINBURGH - UNISON's PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION Children & Families
• UNISON calls for 'critical debate' on O'Brien Inquiry
• No season of goodwill with 'intolerable pressures' on Edinburgh's social workers - UNISON alerts council to unallocated work
• Social Work Update - 8 December 2003 to be read in conjunction with interim comments
• 16 Oct 2003: Submission to City of Edinburgh Council on O'Brien Inquiry
• 10 Oct 2003: Initial Statement in response to O'Brien Inquiry
• NEW OAKLANDS/ WESTERLEA SPECIAL SCHOOL - UNISON City of Edinburgh Branch Submission to the City of Edinburgh Council 18 April 2002
• Community Services Scrutiny Panel 'The care and education of vulnerable girls and young women' UNISON Branch Response November 2001
• Childrens Services Crisis - Grievance Submission Dec 2001
• City of Edinburgh Council Budget: Submission 15 February 2001
• Response to UNISON Scotland Local Government Committee on 2000 pay Campaign Review
• Craigmillar Childrens Project Submission to Social Work Committee 31 May 2000
• Craigmillar Childrens Project, Submission to City of Edinburgh Council Social Work Committee on 14 March 2000
• The Schools Private Finance Illusion Edinburgh Budget 2000: UNISON calls for partnership
• Response to Edinburgh 2000
• Briefing on Edinburgh Inquiry (into abuse in Childrens Homes) Recommendations
• Evidence to Edinburgh Inquiry
• Response to Commission on Local Government & The Scottish Parliament  
• Partnership to Save Edinburgh's Services