No profit-making services will be able to register in Wales from April 2026, with new placements in existing services banned ...

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust is part of a new hub focused on reducing risk of exploitation outside the home for children ...

Social work recruitment lead Michael Simms gives his top tips for practitioners working in adults' services on writing or ...

Think-tank says local government settlement amounts to a 'substantial cash-terms increase', but council leaders say it is not ...

Despite poverty linked to increased demand for children's social care, most practitioners admit it's not being significantly ...

The principal social worker and principal occupational therapist at Wiltshire Council describe how collaborating closely ...

At North East Lincolnshire Council, social workers keep children and young people’s needs at the centre of the work they do ...

High caseloads and vacancy levels the biggest reasons social workers have less learning time, which is affecting practitioner ...

Latest practice guide to what works in children's social care says interventions can reduce risks of harm to children, ...

NHS and local authorities urged to create multidisciplinary teams, under government's vision for 'neighbourhood health ...

UNISON, the GMB and Unite call for £3,000 local government pay rise for staff who they say are "overdue" a significant ...

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund currently due to end in March 2025, prompting warnings over families losing ...