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Probe into 10-year-old's killing by father and stepmother finds multiple points at which different actions should have been taken by agencies and deficits across front door, family courts and handling...
Napo and Cafcass enter talks to resolve dispute over members' rejection of 2025-26 offer, which would involve 3.06% across the board pay rise
Scottish Social Work Partnership - consisting of local and central government leaders - calls for input on its priorities in relation to education, workforce planning and professional leadership
Jacky Tiotto says social workers are increasingly relaying victims' disclosures to the family courts, despite Domestic Abuse Commissioner finding practitioners had discouraged survivors from reporting...
Department had increased regulator's funding by £5.2m this year, including to help tackle fitness to practise backlogs, but rise has been scaled back because of projected underspend
Number of child protection plans for sexual abuse and cases in which CSA was identified following assessments remain far short of the estimated half a million children who are abused each year, says...
Mental ill-health shows fastest rate of growth of factors identified at the end of assessments, as directors' body warns strain on the NHS is increasing pressures on councils
Progress rate for completing registration renewal form, submitting required CPD and paying fee as of 31 October similar to last year, reveals Social Work England
Former College of Social Work and national safeguarding lead Annie Hudson will lead statutory review of Social Work England and make recommendations on future regulation of profession
Many families being 'dragged unnecessarily into an intrusive system', to face blame, rather than receive support, says charity, in echo of now children's minister Josh MacAlister's Independent Review...
English authorities raised almost £5bn raised from client contributions in 2024-25, up 14% on the year before, making them a key driver of growth in adult social care expenditure
Transfer leaves 10 of 153 English children's services being operated outside of local authorities by independent trusts