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Approximately half of local authorities need to improve their services for cared-for children, education inspectors have said.

Forthcoming changes to the way in which inspectors from the Commission for Social Care Inspection gather information will place more importance than ever on how activities are placed at the heart of care.

HUNDREDS of people requiring care are being left out in the cold because social services resources will not stretch to meet their needs – despite a budget boost of £9.3m

The government is expected to abandon its Mental Health Bill – despite spending eight years and millions of pounds preparing it.

Better co-ordinated delivery of advice could help resolve disputes about debt, housing, employment and other matters earlier and more effectively, according to a report published by the Department for Constitutional Affairs today.