Legal

All our recent legal stories are below. But if you need more, Community Care Inform Children and Community Care Inform Adults provide digested versions of all the major statutes that govern the work of social workers and other professionals working to support children and young people, and adults, respectively. For more information email the Community Care Inform helpdesk

Adults, Legal

Adult safeguarding boards to be put on statutory footing

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Children, Legal, Workforce

Law reforms could save social workers 45 minutes a week

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Children, Workforce, Legal

Munro calls for DCS role to be protected

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Adults, Legal, Mental Health

‘Don’t let jargon ruin Law Commission’s reforms’

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Adults, Legal, Mental Health

Biggest shake-up in adult care law in 60 years proposed

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Children, Legal

Child protection thresholds could spark legal challenges

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Adults, Children, Legal

Councils face High Court challenges over short breaks duty

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Adults, Legal

Controversial court judgement ‘used to justify care cuts’

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Adults, Legal, Mental Health

Supreme Court to rule on councils’ powers to cut care

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Children, Legal

‘Shocking’ family justice system needs radical revamp

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Children, Legal

Judges say they are ill-prepared for care proceedings cases

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Adults, Legal, Mental Health, Workforce

Law Commission reassures over future of adult care duties

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Adults, Legal

Social workers may gain power of entry in adult abuse cases

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Adults, Legal, Workforce

Fictitious care home fraud duo are jailed

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Adults, Legal, Mental Health, Workforce

Social care duties cuts will be fought ‘tooth and nail’

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Children, Legal

Ignoring Southwark judgement led to boy’s suicide, finds SCR

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