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Children often not recognised as domestic abuse victims in their own right, despite this having been enshrined in law in 2021, find joint targeted area inspections
Including local authority-employed council staff in adult social care fair pay agreements risks exposing councils to equal pay claims and worsening retention issues, warn sector heads
Social Work England recently published its findings from five years' regulating the country's social work education providers. Here, we summarise its key conclusions
Regulator says consultation on revising 2021 education and training standards put on hold pending outcome of Independent Review of Social Work Regulation, due this spring
Four in five local authority occupational therapists have seen demand rise while half say are unable to provide equipment or adaptations when needed, in response to survey by professional body
Pilot initiative designed to provide regulator with insights to inform work to tackle disproportionate representation of black, male and 40-plus social workers in fitness to practise process
Regulations will set out minimum requirements for lead child protection practitioner role, along with those of health, police and education professionals within multi-agency child protection teams
News follows Ofsted finding that 'unrelenting demand' was overstretching Cafcass's workforce capacity, however, annual report also shows fall in social work caseloads and evidence of improved practice
However, too many children, often with complex needs, remain in "deeply inappropriate" and illegal settings that are not overseen by Ofsted, warns watchdog Rachel de Souza
Survey will inform Social Work England's work to enhance knowledge of practice education and improve support for practitioners in the role, potentially through regulation
South East co-operative rebrands as public service mutual Home and Future, as it continues work to test regional commissioning of children's care placements
Liz Davies, who was recognised for services to child protection, among several social workers and sector leaders awarded gongs in the 2026 New Year Honours
