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Social Work England decision makers need to balance practitioners' human rights with their responsibilities under professional standards when considering concerns about online communications, says...
Law Commission issues recommendations to simplify 'unnecessarily complex' legal framework for disabled children to provide them and their families with clearer rights and more consistent support
Money from government spending review tops up £523.5m already provided for 2025-26 to help councils transform early help and statutory social work services in line with reform agenda
Charity dubs adoption system 'not fit for purpose' after annual stocktake finds most families struggling to get the support they need, with 42% facing severe challenges, up from 30% two years...
Homecare Association warns good providers being squeezed out by 'cheap, unrated competitors', leaving people at risk from 'unsafe, poor-quality care',
Joint targeted area inspections to examine how agencies identify and respond to children at risk of, or experiencing, sexual abuse within the family, after number of child protection plans for CSA...
Health and social care secretary and disability charities given permission to intervene in case that will reconsider landmark Cheshire West judgment
33% hike in practitioner fees brings levies into line with inflation and better balances income from social workers with that from government, says outgoing minister, in response to parliamentary...
Adoption and kinship care bodies welcome continuation of ASGSF, though campaigners criticise government's failure to reverse cuts to fund they say are leaving children in 'desperate need'
MacAlister to take responsibility for reforms he conceived when leading the Independent Review of Children's Social Care, as Daby declares pride in taking on leadership role for the profession she...
As government announces one-year continuation to ASGSF, parents and carers report reductions in funding levels have reduced therapy provision, increasing mental health, behavioural and relationship...
Ruth Allen departs from chief executive role to focus on international work, with BASW Cymru head taking temporary charge while association recruits successor