Essex council has paid damages of almost £1m to four siblings it failed to protect from years of parental abuse, Community Care has learned. (Pic: posed by model, Nigel R. Barklie/Rex Features) more info
Posted: 18 January 2012Local authorities could be hit by a “hidden army” of people seeking damages for historic child abuse cases, lawyers have warned. more info
Posted: 18 January 2012Ed Mitchell looks at some important recent adult services cases that have not been widely publicised. more info
Posted: 26 October 2011Child S lived in Manchester for 10 months when he was found hanged in bed and breakfast accommodation. Born in Eastern Europe he came to England at the age of 16 with his father to find work. But by more info
Posted: 03 October 2011The law has a habit of lagging behind innovative ways of providing services for disabled people, writes Ed Mitchell more info
Posted: 22 September 2011A council until recently imposed a blanket month-long delay on organising care packages for vulnerable adults in order to save money, a whistleblower has told Community Care. more info
Posted: 13 September 2011One in 10 councils may have breached equality laws by failing to consult properly on cuts to adult care this year, an investigation by Community Care has revealed. more info
Posted: 31 August 2011The number of legal challenges to council social care policies rose by 45% last year and more are being successful, an investigation by Community Care has revealed. more info
Posted: 31 August 2011Local authorities attempting to evict social housing tenants involved in the rioting in England will face an uphill battle, according to lawyers. more info
Posted: 12 August 2011Nearly half of Castlebeck services are failing to meet essential standards of quality and safety, a report by the Care Quality Commission, sparked by the Winterbourne View case (pictured), has more info
Posted: 28 July 2011The Legal Aid and Sentencing Bill has had its first reading in the House of Commons. Here Ed Mitchell and Dean Woodward look at theimplications for councils more info
Posted: 26 July 2011Community Care and Community Care Inform examine how children, young people and the entire family environment are affected. By Joy Barlow more info
Posted: 21 June 2011Newham's local safeguarding children board is seriously undermining the social work profession by failing to conduct a serious case review about the suspicious death of a child, according to the more info
Posted: 26 May 2011Will it harm a child to be fostered by a God-fearing, smoking vegetarian? Gordon Carson looks at the hard choices social workers have to make when demand for care exceeds supply more info
Posted: 23 May 2011Just as they prepare for their exams, 16- and 17-year-olds can find themselves homeless. Camilla Pemberton reports on a school with a bold solution more info
Posted: 12 May 2011The Law Commission has failed to recommend giving social workers powers to enter people's homes to help investigate adult abuse, in its proposed reforms to adult care law. more info
Posted: 11 May 2011Legal analyst Ed Mitchell gives his verdict on the Law Commission's proposals for the biggest shake-up in adult social care law in 60 years. more info
Posted: 11 May 2011Residents of independent care homes are not being fully protected from abuses despite legislation brought in three years ago to uphold their human rights, campaigners have warned. more info
Posted: 04 May 2011Funding cuts and increased workload can make it difficult for social care professionals to maintain their duty of care to service users. Gordon Carson investigates the practical steps staff can take more info
Posted: 26 April 2011Councils that knowingly leave children in abusive situations leave themselves open to expensive legal challenges, say lawyers, including Ed Mitchell (pictured) more info
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