Inspectors heap praise on former 'cause for concern' childrens' unit in Renfrewshire

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Inspectors have heaped praise on a controversial Bishopton children's home.The Good Shepherd Centre was commended by a team from watchdog the Care Inspectorate, who visited the secure unit in April.They rated care at the site - which provides accommodation for up to 19 youngsters aged between 12 and 18 - as 'good' or 'very good' across all five categories.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialStaff, the setting and support for the wellbeing of children and young people resident at the centre were all graded 'very good', while leadership and care planning were rated as 'good'.The centre, based at the village's Greenock Road, hit the headlines in 2009 after troubled teens Neve Lafferty and Georgia Rowe walked out of the facility and leapt to their deaths from the nearby Erskine Bridge.A Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Helensburgh girl Neve, 15 and 14-year-old pal Georgia , found that the deaths of two girls could have been avoided if the care home had taken greater precautions.The troubled pair died in an apparent suicide pact following a string of personal tragedies after they left the