Increased costs of care from national living wage and employer national insurance rises add to existing pressures, say social ...

With the government failing to cover social care for the cost of tax increases, fears will have grown over its fair pay plans, says Simon Bottery ...

Lane outlines how the Mental Health Bill would revise provisions and safeguards around detention and treatment ...

Mental Health Act reform would raise thresholds for detention and limit sectioning of autistic people and those with learning ...

A mental health social worker nominates her "compassionate" manager for seeing the "best in everyone she supports" ...

Two social workers share their experience of returning from maternity leave and how Essex County Council has supported their ...

Children's Commissioner Rachel de Souza urges tighter guidance on child in need support after finding most plans lacked ...

HEIs will then be given at least 12 months to prepare before Social Work England starts employing the new education and ...

Councils and providers sound alarm over impact of national living wage and employer national insurance contribution rises ...

Council spending to rise by 3.2% in real terms in 2025-26, with authorities also given over £250m for children's social care ...

Numbers of referrals, assessments, children in need and children on child protection plans fell from 2022-23 to 2023-24, ...

National living wage will increase from £11.44 to £12.21 per hour in April 2025, while raising social care costs for councils ...