Tuesday, 28 February 2017

Prosecutions 'rare' for abuse by home carers

Prosecutions 'rare' for abuse by home carers More than 23,000 allegations of abuse have been made against carers working in people's homes across the UK.

The data comes from a Freedom of Information request submitted by the BBC Radio 4 programme File on 4.

The United Kingdom Homecare Association, which represents 2,000 care companies, described the findings as "horrifying" and blamed cuts to local government budgets.

The Department of Health said it had given councils up to £7.6bn of funding. BBC News

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