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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Councils to be able to exceed agency social work price caps under planned locum rules

Adults, Children, Social work leaders
Mental Health Act detention numbers fall for second year but significant racial inequalities persist

Adults, Children, Social work leaders
Gove finds extra £500m for social care following last-ditch calls to ease council pressures

Children, Choose Social Work, Workforce
Breaking barriers: Meera Spillett’s path from disabled social worker to award-winning leader

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Councils urged to join project to curb social workers’ workloads

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Child in need assessments opened up to non-social work staff despite risk concerns

Children, Choose Social Work, Workforce
From refugee to social worker of the year: Omaid Badar’s story
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