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Councils having to balance financial sustainability with doing the right thing for those who need care and support, warns association's president, Jess McGregor, on back of latest survey of directors
Homecare Association also finds 'deeply fragmented market' leaving providers struggling to remain financially viable, and that the NHS is funding less care than in 2024
Extra funding for developing family help services, multi-agency child protection teams and family group decision making meetings takes total to £2.4bn from 2026-29
Policy dubbed 'a grave injustice to the people who keep our care system standing', as provider and worker bodies warn proposal will deepen sector's workforce problems
Most practitioners were still to complete process of securing their right to practise as of mid-November, with progress rate similar to that seen in 2024, show Social Work England figures,
Drop in number of looked-after children driven in part by reduction in number of unaccompanied asylum seekers, while data also shows rise in use of special guardianship orders for those leaving care
Action Against ASGSF Changes says children's minister showed no willingness to engage with impact of cuts to Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund payments at recent meeting
Regulator has received 29% more concerns about social workers this year than last, undermining drive to tackle longstanding fitness to practise delays
Commissioner finds first contact with criminal justice system often occurred after a child had gone into care, as government pledges review of national policy to prevent criminalisation
Minister says forthcoming plan to 'improve and expand fostering' will help prevent inappropriate placements in children's homes and cut numbers placed away from their communities
Work pressures and staff shortages continue to result in lost learning, while some practitioners are also making regular use of AI for their development, finds Community Care Inform's latest Learning...
Community Care's forthcoming mental health masterclass will dissect how current legislation will reform the Mental Health Act 1983, including in relation to aftercare and medical treatment