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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s homes body excludes providers funded through tax havens from membership

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Consistently high standards’ of social work earns Cafcass across-the-board outstanding rating

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Children, Workforce

Adoption practice remains strong but regional agencies struggling to recruit and retain social workers

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Children

Leaving care, mental illness and recovery: ‘There is always the possibility of a better future’

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Children, Social work leaders

Finley Boden: professionals should have protected baby murdered by his parents, review finds

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Children, Social work leaders

Kent ‘extremely close to capacity’ to care for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

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Adults, Children, Workforce

‘Increase social work bursaries and review caseloads and pay’: BASW’s manifesto for next government

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Adults, Children

Mental Health Act reform: where the government stands

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Deprivation of liberty: the legacy of Cheshire West, 10 years on

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Massive’ cut in care population is key success measure for DfE reforms, says chief social worker

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Children, Social work leaders

40% of family support staff have personal experience of domestic abuse, finds survey

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Councils urged to test social work early career framework

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Jeremy Hunt

Children, Social work leaders

Budget: Hunt finds £165m for children’s homes as part of public sector productivity drive

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Rachel de Souza

Children, Social work leaders

Postcode lottery in child in need support uncovered by Children’s Commissioner

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

One in nine councils granted emergency support to balance books

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Councils employing record number of children’s social workers on back of 25% recruitment boost

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