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How social workers can identify and tackle problem gambling

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Children, Social work leaders

Some firms ‘profiteering’ from children’s homes, says minister

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Children

Foster carers plan exit after council cuts fees for some by £100 a week

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Children, Social work leaders

Adoptions continue to decline with children waiting longer to be placed, latest figures show

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Children, Social work leaders

More than 60,000 children a year re-referred to social care after missing out on early help, research finds

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Children, Social work leaders

What ending physical punishment of children in Wales means for social work

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Children, Workforce

Children’s social workers: how big is your caseload?

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Sharp rise in children’s social workers leaving council roles, government figures show

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Children, Social work leaders

Call for ‘serious reform’ to reduce number of children placed out of area

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Children

‘Why did no one ask me?’ The question no child sexual abuse victim should ever have to ask

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Children

From parental blame to partnership with families: how to transform children’s social care

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Insufficient social workers to meet need’ in town where Arthur Labinjo-Hughes died, probe finds

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Children, Social work leaders

Councils compelled to take asylum-seeking children despite exemption requests

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Acute’ social work staffing issues and ‘relentless’ workloads slow progress at new unitary authority

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Children, Social work leaders

Ofsted censures children’s services leaders for placements ‘against young people’s best interests’

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social workers felt uninvolved in ‘inadequate’ council’s attempts to improve, says commissioner

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