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Baby P social workers lose appeal against their sacking
Maria Ward and Gillie Christou have lost their employment tribunal appeal
25 May 2012
Social workers intervening earlier since Baby P case
Care applications to protect vulnerable children are being made in a more timely way and at an earlier stage since the death of Baby Peter.
25 May 2012
Cuts forcing families with disabled children into debt
Charity urges the government to protect families with disabled children as national survey reveals they are missing meals and taking out loans to pay their bills.
24 May 2012
Social workers reveal reality of adoption scorecards
Following the publication of the government's first annual adoption scorecards, Community Care asked councils for their feedback.
23 May 2012
Open University Press launches guides to help social workers
Open University Press has published a new series of social work pocket-size textbooks.
23 May 2012
Munro silent on rejection of early intervention duty
Munro remains silent on the government's rejection of a key proposal, but highlights the need for further progress reports on her recommendations
22 May 2012
Knowledge gap puts social workers at risk of breaking law
Children's social workers lack knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, meaning they could be breaching the legislation in child protection cases involving parents with learning disabilities, warn experts.
23 May 2012
Munro: Government adoption reforms are causing confusion
Munro warns the government's adoption reforms are at odds with her recommendations to reduce timescales and targets in children's services
22 May 2012
Munro urges government to speed up social work reforms
A year on from her recommendations to overhaul the child protection system, Professor Eileen Munro argues that change is not happening fast enough.
22 May 2012
Agencies urged to recruit younger foster carers
Agencies told to recruit social workers, teachers and nurses as potential skilled foster carers
21 May 2012
Government forced to defend 'slow progress' on Munro
The Department for Education's head of safeguarding defended the government's progress on implementing Eileen Munro's recommendations
18 May 2012
Working Together consultation and Munro due in weeks
The delayed consultation on Working Together is due in two weeks, following Eileen Munro progress report
17 May 2012
Parents to control special educational needs budgets
Some experts have raised concerns over government plans to reform the disability and SEN system for children
15 May 2012
Social worker who put foster family at risk loses appeal
Julian Swan placed a teenage boy who had a history of inappropriate sexual behaviour with a foster family without warning the carers of the risk to other children in the household.
15 May 2012
Reviewing officers face 'fear' and 'intimidation' at work
Independent reviewing officers have written to the children’s minister saying they face ‘fear’ and ‘intimidation’ at work
14 May 2012
Councils attack government's 'misleading' adoption scorecards
Controversial adoption scorecards, published for the first time today, find nearly half of councils have failed to meet national targets.
11 May 2012
Rochdale case speeds up review of protection for children in care
Office of the children's commissioner is asked to accelerate inquiry into safeguards for children at risk of sexual grooming.
10 May 2012
Government enforces strict time limit on care cases
Additional resources will be needed to reduce delays in the already-overstretched adoption system, the British Association of Social Workers warns.
09 May 2012
70% of looked-after children who return home aren't ready
More than 70% of children who leave local authority care to live with their families do not feel they are ready to go home, according to research by the NSPCC.
30 April 2012
Social Worker of the Year Awards open for entries
Social work practitioners throughout England are being encouraged to gain recognition for their hard work by entering the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2012, which are now open for applications.
03 May 2012
