Councils overspent their 2025-26 adult social care budgets by over £700m on back of NHS cuts, report directors ...

Independent service will provide emotional support and guidance to social workers, witnesses, complainants and family members involved in fitness to practise process Photo: PX Media/Adobe Stock Social ...

Ministers' decision not to create regional children's services authority criticised by charities and social work expert ...

Social workers cautious about expansion of statutory social care to cover targeted early help, finds Community Care poll ...

Hear South Gloucestershire Council practitioners discuss the unexpected benefits of moving from agency to permanent.

Relatively modest increases in income will help avoid families requiring child protection interventions, finds research ...

Complaints practitioner Elizabeth Stennett argues for a systemic approach in responding to social work complaints ...

How confident are you that Social Work England can address fitness to practise delays in light of the recent independent ...

North Somerset Council social workers discuss the opportunities they are given to develop their knowledge and skills ...

Inspection reforms would see councils downgraded for placing children in illegal homes, as Ofsted flags concerns about ...

Existing county and unitary authorities will be overhauled in latest phase of local government reorganisation, as minister pledge funding to help bolster leadership capacity across children's and ...

Union asks 200,000 council and school staff across more than 500 employers whether they will strike over local government employers' 3.3% offer, as Unite prepares to also ballot members New ...