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    Mithran Samuel is editor of communitycare.co.uk You can find him on X/Twitter at @mithransamuel and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mithran-samuel-68738021/ Email Mithran with feedback on your experience of the site at mithran.samuel@markallengroup.com

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social Work England gets 25% budget boost to tackle fitness to practise backlogs

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Number of reported child deaths or serious harm cases down by a quarter in two years

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Almost half of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund awards last year exceeded new £3,000 limit

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    Workforce

    Civil service pay remit sets limit for Cafcass social workers

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    Workforce

    Pay rise announced for NHS social workers in England

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Proportion of black directors of children’s services rises but lags well behind workforce level

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    Workforce

    Social work bursary boost for master’s students in Scotland

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    Workforce

    Social Work England issues guide to change how media depicts profession

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    Children, Social work leaders

    DfE plans to test regional devolution of adoption support funding

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Rise in secure children’s home placement numbers following long decline

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    Adults, Social work leaders

    Adult social care needs £3.4bn annual funding boost by 2028-29 to stand still, says report

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    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    What will ending overseas recruitment mean for adult social care?

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Minority ethnic social care staff continue to face worse outcomes than white colleagues – report

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    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    No change in number of AMHPs in England over past six years, data reveals

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    Workforce

    Local government pay: UNISON recommends members reject offer

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    Adults, Workforce

    Government to end care worker recruitment from abroad later this year

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