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Asylum-seeking child

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Councils offered £15,000 to take in unaccompanied children from Kent

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Janet Daby

Children

Former social worker confirmed as minister for children’s social care

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Police camp at Sports Direct, Oakwood, Leeds, during Harehills disturbances on 18 July 2024

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Council to urgently review child protection case linked to disturbances in Leeds suburb

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Social Worker Talking To Mother And Children At Home

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‘Why parents in the child protection system need advocacy’

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King Charles delivering the 2023 King's Speech in Parliament

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Law to bolster child protection announced in Labour’s first King’s Speech

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Andy Smith, president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services, 2024-25

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Agency social worker numbers coming down in children’s services, says ADCS president

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Yvette Stanley

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Number of children’s homes up 44% since 2020 as fostering sector shrinks

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Teenage boy wearing backpack looking at world map

Children, Social work leaders

‘How children are missing out on family care because councils fail to consider overseas placements’

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Mental health practitioner and client

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Bolstering AMHP role can ‘vastly reduce’ detention numbers under existing MHA, say service heads

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Janet Daby

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Former social worker becomes minister in DfE

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Using motivational interviewing in social work: four key techniques

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Bridget Phillipson and Wes Streeting

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Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson handed responsibility for social care in Labour government

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Keir Starmer

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Labour urged to prioritise social work after huge election victory

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Family taking a selfie together looking happy

Children, Social work leaders

Fostering Families: a relationship-based alternative to separating them

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A person putting a vote in a ballot box

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Community Care readers’ voting intentions revealed

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Mental Health. Stress, tension, relationships and work environment concept. Man's hand, holding magnifying glass

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BASW chief Ruth Allen on the state of mental health social work

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