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Prime minister Keir Starmer standing in the cabinet room in 10 Downing Street

Children, Social work leaders

Starmer fails to confirm future of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund as end looms

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Experienced care workers earn 4p per hour more than new staff, reveals Skills for Care

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The word 'benefits' spelt out in blocks on top of the yellow page of a notepad

Adults, Social work leaders

Over three million families to lose out from disability and incapacity benefit changes, says DWP

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Children’s social workers to be measured against new post-qualifying standards

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A female social worker speaking to a young man

Adults, Workforce

Think Ahead raises concerns about mental health social work job cuts in call for thousands more roles

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Legislation, Office Binder on Wooden Desk. On the table colored pencils, pen, notebook paper

Children

Bill to end profit from children’s care in Wales becomes law

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Image of book marked 'family court' and judge's gavel (credit: Vitalii Vodolazskyi / Adobe Stock)

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Use of unregulated experts in family courts to be curbed following ‘parental alienation’ concerns

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'Time to learn' written on notepad on desk with stapler, paperclips and pins

Workforce

Help shine a light on social workers’ experience of learning

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Social worker in supervision w ith manager

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

DfE proposes two-year support scheme for children’s social workers to replace ASYE

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Janet Daby

Children, Social work leaders

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: minister ‘doing everything to push forward decision’

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The words 'national insurance' written on a piece of paper pegged to a clothes line

Adults, Social work leaders

MPs overturn exemption for care providers from national insurance contributions rise

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Liz Kendall, smiling, wearing a blue shirt

Adults, Social work leaders

Many disabled people face benefit cuts in government plan to save over £5bn from welfare system

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A poster for World Social Work Day 2025 showing a yellow figure bridging the gap between two mountains, alongside the words 'strengthening intergenerational solidarity for enduring wellbeing'

Workforce

Happy World Social Work Day 2025!

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Black woman working in an office looking to the side

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Black social worker representation halves between front line and management, data shows

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Adults, Social work leaders

CQC sets out lessons from first tranche of local authority adults’ services assessments

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

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Lack of staff and beds leading to ‘harmful’ gaps in mental healthcare, warns CQC

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