Voluntary care funding model slammed by Clegg ally
Nick Clegg's right-hand man has expressed scepticism that a voluntary insurance system can solve the funding crisis blighting long-term care.
24 March 2011
Burstow defiant over funding settlement for adult care
Care services minister Paul Burstow has issued a staunch defence of the comprehensive spending review settlement for adult social care
04 November 2010
Senior Lib Dem accuses government over child protection
A leading Liberal Democrat children's spokesperson has accused the coalition of radically changing child protection policy without condidering its impact.
23 September 2010
Care services minister on the GSCC, cuts and worker morale
Community Care caught up with Paul Burstow, care services minister and Liberal Democrat MP, at the Liberal Democrats' conference in Liverpool. We asked for his views on the spending cuts affecting local government, his handling of the decision to abolish the General Social Care Council and the morale of social workers.
22 September 2010
Turning Point's Adebowale clashes with TUC leader
Turning Point chief executive Lord Adebowale clashed with Brendan Barber over the TUC general secretary's refusal to encourage workers to run their own services as part of the Big Society programme.
22 September 2010
Social workers 'need more input' in tackling child poverty
Social workers should be more involved in efforts to tackle child poverty in the UK, according to the co-chair of the National College of Social Work.
20 September 2010
Loughton takes responsibility for social work reform
Tim Loughton, children's minister, will take on responsibility for the majority of the social care remit, the Department for Education has confirmed.
03 June 2010
CWDC budget slashed by £15m
The Children’s Workforce Development Council’s budget will be slashed by £15m over the next financial year.
24 May 2010
Government scraps Labour's free personal care plan
The government has axed Labour's plan to provide free personal care to about 110,000 more people in England, despite the measure already being on the statute...
20 May 2010
Coalition promises to reduce inspection burden
The coalition government has promised to scale back regulation and inspection within children's services. The promise is contained within the full...
20 May 2010
Maggie Atkinson wants to lead debate on risk in safeguarding
Children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson has volunteered to lead a national debate on how agencies assess risk when it comes to children's safeguarding. Responding...
19 May 2010
Social care: who's who in the new government
Social care: who's who in the new coalition government
17 May 2010
Sarah Teather new minister for children and families
Former shadow children's minister Tim Loughton has been announced as a parliamentary under-secretary in the renamed Department for Education under the new coalition government.
14 May 2010
Sector welcomes Paul Burstow as care minister
Social work experts are welcoming the appointment of Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow as the new care services minister. The Sutton and Cheam MP is...
14 May 2010
Ennals calls for sector to co-operate on cuts
A leading sector figure has called on children's services to "go with" the coalition government's proposed cuts to the public sector. Sir Paul Ennals, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau, said that given the new government's priority on bringing the deficit down immediately, it would be in the sector's interest to "help craft these cuts".
12 May 2010
Gove to be education secretary
Michael Gove, has been appointed as the new schools secretary. It has not yet been revealed whether the department will be split between education and children and families.
12 May 2010
Liberal Democrat influence 'good news for social care'
An election pact with the Liberal Democrats could force the Conservatives to abandon policies that would have starved social care of money, experts say.
11 May 2010
Sector expects imminent shift on adult social care policy
Social care leaders have predicted a major statement on adult social care funding reform if a Conservative-led government is formed this week.
11 May 2010
Will new government be able to deliver social care reforms?
Will the incoming government be strong enough to push on with reforms to social care? Community Care reports on what sector leaders see as the most urgent tasks
10 May 2010
Election triggers fears over adult social care reform
Social care has "lost the road map" for reforming adult social care funding following the election of a hung parliament with the Conservatives as the biggest party, says Association of Directors of Adult Social Services president Richard Jones (pictured).
07 May 2010
