A family of four could be handed the first ever Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Order after prostituting two Eastern European women. Police rescued the two women from the control of
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Council social services bosses have come under fire from a judge for not assessing all options in relation to the care of a six-year-old boy at the centre of a
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Families are paying too much for social care “all too often” because they are not getting the correct information, according to a report. The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) says many
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Up to £5.7 billion a year could be lost by the NHS to fraud by patients and staff, a new report has claimed. A review led by Jim Gee, a
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An expert law conference at Northumbria University, Newcastle, has said the Government must follow the example of other countries and stop criminalising children as young as ten. Organised by Northumbria
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A council that came under fire from a judge over the way staff dealt with a severely disabled teenager has been told to pick up lawyers’ bills run up by
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Dementia care specialist Kingsley Healthcare has announced plans for a £6m development that will create up to 100 jobs in Greater Manchester. Building work on the 62-bedroom purpose-built dementia care home
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The number of households declared homeless is on the rise across England – shooting up by 10% in London, Government figures have shown. Figures released by the Department for Communities
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BASW UK Chief Executive and General Secretary of SWU Bridget Robb announced her intention to retire and will stand down from her joint role at the AGM in 2016. Bridget
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Social worker Samantha Lockyer has been suspended from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) register for 12 months for a serious number of failings. As a child care social
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