Surrey County Council has been accused of carrying out "illegal" and "immoral" care assessments of vulnerable adults, and excluding their families, in a bid to save money by reducing their support. Learning disabled adults face 'dangerous' cuts to care after 'illegal assessments', claim families. https://www.itv.com/news/2026-02-12/learning-disabled-adults-face-care-cuts-after-unsafe-assessments-say-families In response, Sinead Mooney, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member f

Stephen Wood, manager of the Gwynedd and Ynys Mon Youth Justice Service presented his report to the care scrutiny committee on the 29th, January, 2026. The webcast of the meeting can be found here -  https://gwynedd.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/1060285 There appears to be a change of culture within the service that coincides with a big drop in the numbers of young people being criminalised through the courts.  Wood informed that the short, sharp shock tactics d