Major providers will have to share financial information with government to tackle 'profiteering' in children's social care ...

Large swathes of care market at risk of collapse due to national insurance and minimum wage rises without more government ...

Policy designed to fill 'gap in provision' for children with complex needs subject to deprviation of liberty orders ...

Government says it wants agency social work rules put into law in move described as 'reckless' by recruitment leaders ...

Local authorities will be able to raise core council tax by 3% and the adult social care precept by 2% in 2025-26 without ...

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

Despite evidence of benefits of face-to-face post-adoption contact for children, it is the exception not the rule, finds ...

The Social Work Community Podcast speaks to a practitioner who has worked in agency social work and a permanent worker about ...

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

A former child in care celebrates her social worker, who she credits with supporting her throughout her journey in care ...

The Social Worker of the Year Awards 2024 winners were unveiled at a ceremony in London last week. The judges selected 18 ...

With the government failing to cover social care for the cost of tax increases, fears will have grown over its fair pay plans ...