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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Commissioner finds care experienced children's first contact with criminal justice system often occurred after they went into ...

Two black social work leaders detail their journey to management and the advice they'd give to black practitioners starting ...

Minister Josh MacAlister says forthcoming plan to 'improve and expand fostering' will cut numbers placed away from their ...