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Children, Social work leaders

‘Door could be open to abuse’ of disabled children due to DfE shelving advocacy plan, say leads

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Adults, Social work leaders

Councils to receive delayed £22.6m in adult social care innovation funding

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Melanie Williams

Adults, Social work leaders

Protect social care from ‘catastrophic’ national insurance increase, ADASS tells government

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Adults, Social work leaders

Providers to cut care and jobs on back of Budget, finds survey

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Children, Social work leaders

Agencies not equipped to protect children from sexual abuse in family, find safeguarding leaders

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Adults, Social work leaders

Placing social workers in mental health trusts can help tackle out-of-area placements, says report

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social care providers face £2.8bn bill from wage and tax rises next year, analysis finds

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Agency social work rules to be ‘strengthened’ and extended to other staff

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Children, Social work leaders

Government to create new type of accommodation for children at risk of deprivation of liberty

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Crackdown on excessive profits’ pledged as government unveils children’s social care reforms

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Government sets limit on council tax rises in 2025-26

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Children, Social work leaders

Care population falls for first time in 16 years but remains at historically high levels

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Black, male and 40-plus social workers still overrepresented in fitness to practise cases

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Children, Social work leaders

10% drop in mainstream foster care household numbers since 2021

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Children, Social work leaders

Social work practice changes urged to promote direct contact between adopted children and birth families

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Employers given guidance on implementing agency social work rules and improving staff support

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