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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Specialist child protection role poses workforce challenge for test-bed authorities

Councils breaching guidance by not taking homeless teenagers into care, suggests Children’s Commissioner

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
‘Good social work basics’ key to year-on-year children’s services improvements – Ofsted

Adults, Children, Social work leaders
DHSC rejects experts’ plan to curb ‘inhumane’ solitary confinement of disabled people in hospital

Families missing out on social work support because early help staff given overly complex cases – report

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Mandatory reporting: government not expecting hike in child sexual abuse referrals
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