Two in five social workers say families are drawn into “intrusive enquiries”, as DfE data reveals number of child protection ...

Fostering data shows scale of challenge facing Josh MacAlister in achieving aim of creating surplus of foster carers to give children placement choice ...

National living wage, which is paid to thousands of care workers, will increase to £12.71 an hour in April 2025 ...

Councils having to balance financial sustainability with doing the right thing for those who need adult social care, says ...

Home care funding is £2bn short of what is required this year in England, a provider body has found.

Extra children's social care reform funding for family help and child protection takes total to £2.4bn from 2026-29 ...

Policy dubbed 'a grave injustice' to overseas care staff, as provider and worker bodies warn proposal will deepen sector's ...

Most practitioners were still to complete process of securing their right to practise as of mid-November, show Social Work ...

Fall in care population driven in part by reduction in number of unaccompanied asylum seekers, while data also shows rise in ...

North East Lincolnshire Council’s children’s services were recently described by Ofsted as “unrecognisable” from where they ...

Regulator has received 29% more concerns about social workers this year than last, undermining drive to tackle fitness to ...

Action Against ASGSF Changes says children's minister showed no willingness to engage with impact of Adoption and Special ...