The following are essential requirements for starting an age assessment interview: Two registered social workers must be ...

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 ...

Number of looked-after children in England fell slightly in 2023-24, however, DfE data show rising number of out-of-area ...

Professor Marian Brandon reflects on 15 years of analysing serious case reviews for England and Wales and the complexity of neglect ...

Despite rising care population, the number of non-kinship foster care households fell for third consecutive year in 2023-24, ...

A social worker remembers their late social work professor, who they credit as a pioneer of strengths-based practice ...

Social Work England pledges further investigation into fitness to practise data but says it will take time to identify causes ...

The bill sets out that in order to administer assisted dying, an “approved substance” must be provided directly, and in ...

Social workers believe the Budget will bring cuts and job losses for the sector, a Community Care poll has found. On 30 ...