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    Workforce

    Council staff in Scotland face real-terms pay cut, warns union as it prepares strike consultation

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Councils invited to sign up to scheme to highlight racial inequalities in social care workforce

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    Adults, Children, Social work leaders

    Revised MCA code of practice ‘still under discussion’ two years after consultation on changes

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    Workforce

    Social Care Online library closes after almost 20 years

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    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    DHSC launches £16m fund to tackle exploitation of overseas care staff

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    Adults, Children

    How effective are case reviews in improving safeguarding practice?

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social workers from 22 bodies to develop resources to cut workloads

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    Workforce

    Social work across the decades: the Maria Colwell inquiry

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    ‘Hundreds of social workers left in limbo’: BASW and unions urge action on fitness to practise delays

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    Workforce

    Social workers begin strike over ‘unsafe’ staffing levels

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Get up to speed with the DfE’s children’s social care reforms

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social Work England committed ‘abuse of power’ in ‘punishing’ practitioner’s gender critical beliefs

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    Adults, Social work leaders

    DHSC to publish every council’s waiting times for adult social care assessments and services

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    Melanie Williams

    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Reform Mental Health Act and implement LPS: new ADASS head’s message to next government

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    David Pearson

    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Increasing qualification levels, linked to pay, under consideration in adult social care workforce strategy

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    DfE to collect data on children’s social worker salaries

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