Black, male and 40-plus social workers remain disproportionately represented in fitness to practise (FtP) cases, Social Work England data has confirmed. The regulator has released an update on ...
The government has pledged to “crack down on care providers making excessive profit” in children’s social care reforms ...
Local authorities will be able to raise core council tax by 3% and the adult social care precept by 2% in 2025-26 without ...
Despite evidence of benefits of face-to-face post-adoption contact for children, it is the exception not the rule, finds ...
A social worker remembers their late social work professor, who they credit as a pioneer of strengths-based practice ...
Mental Health Act reform would raise thresholds for detention and limit sectioning of autistic people and those with learning ...
DfE-commissioned resources cover issues such as managing breaches of agency social work rules and aiding compliance with ...
With the government failing to cover social care for the cost of tax increases, fears will have grown over its fair pay plans ...
The bill sets out that in order to administer assisted dying, an “approved substance” must be provided directly, and in ...
Number of looked-after children in England fell slightly in 2023-24, however, DfE data show rising number of out-of-area ...
A mental health social worker nominates her "compassionate" manager for seeing the "best in everyone she supports" ...