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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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Children, Social work leaders

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

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Janet Daby

Children, Social work leaders

Government to legislate to tackle ‘profiteering’ in children’s social care, says minister

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Yvette Stanley

Children, Social work leaders

‘Worrying’ number of children wrongly placed in supported accommodation, says Ofsted chief

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Children, Workforce

‘A vocation, full of the best moments and some of the saddest’: a retiring children’s home manager looks back

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Yvette Stanley

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Number of children’s homes up 44% since 2020 as fostering sector shrinks

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Children

Most social workers back ban on profit-making from children’s care

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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

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

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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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Community Care, Workforce Insights

The benefits and challenges of working in residential care

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Children, Social work leaders

Panel disappointed with ministers’ response to its proposals to boost safeguarding of disabled children

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Children, Social work leaders

Councils face insolvency without rules curbing children’s care costs, warns ADCS head

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Yvette Stanley

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Good social work basics’ key to year-on-year children’s services improvements – Ofsted

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Short-notice’ children’s home closures show need for greater powers over market – sector heads

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Children, Social work leaders

Councils referring more children from residential to foster care, report agencies

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