Sam Gyimah confirmed as new childcare minister
Sam Gyimah, MP for East Surrey, who was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education last week, has confirmed on Twitter he will be responsible for
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House of Lords to begin Assisted Dying Bill debate
Peers are facing a parliamentary marathon today as they debate a fresh move to give people with terminal illness the right to die. A list of around 130 peers have
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Council removed residents from seven care homes in last five years
Essex County Council removed all of its residents from seven care homes in the past five years because of safety and welfare concerns, it has emerged. The details were published
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New book explores ‘vilification of social workers’ following Baby P case
Professor of social work, Dr Ray Jones, hopes his new book on the Baby P scandal will expose the destabilising effects the case’s coverage had on child protection in England.
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LGO report reveals Adult social care complaints rise by 16%
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has published its review of local government complaints for 2013/14. For the first time the report provides complaint statistics for each English local authority, all
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MP’s call for B&B ban for transitioning care leavers
Young care leavers should be offered a decent place to stay and not be put up in “unsuitable” accommodation like bed and breakfasts, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.
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Mental health patient suicide risk highest on leaving hosptial
Mental health patients are at the highest risk of committing suicide in the first two weeks after leaving hospital, latest figures have shown. Data from the report entitled: National Confidential
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Care workers among 660 held in child images crackdown
Several hundred suspected paedophiles including doctors, teachers and care workers have been arrested in the biggest ever UK crackdown on obscene images of children. The unprecedented six-month operation headed by
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Campaigners fear social work system needs urgent improvement
Social work systems need ‘urgent improvement’ if front line staff are to implement news laws protecting the welfare of children, campaigners warn. The Victoria Climbié Foundation UK (VCF) fears current
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Government strips Slough council of children’s social services
Slough Borough Council (SBC) will be stripped of its children’s social services after independent report into failings was published yesterday. The Government has confirmed it proposes to strip the council
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