A new criminal offence of domestic abuse that covers non-violent behaviour is being put out to consultation by the Government. Abuse victims whose partners cause psychological harm by threatening them
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Children were left malnourished, infested with head lice and living in squalor surrounded by animal waste because their parents were able to play the authorities off one another, an inquiry
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Sixty percent of English local authorities do not know how many children in their area are likely to suffer from neglect, according to new research from Action for Children. According
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The GMB Union is calling on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to pull back on the decision to close two Orchard Care care homes in Broadstairs, Kent pending a full
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Care workers in Doncaster have announced plans for a three-week strike as part of their long-running pay dispute with Care UK. Around 70 workers are set to take part in
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One of the UK’s largest providers of social care services has warned that ambiguity in the rules and guidance included in the Care Act could undermine the Government’s desire to
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A nursery in Calne, Wiltshire is at the centre of a police investigation following the arrest of a woman over the weekend. The 37-year-old is believed to work at the
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Social worker Luke Tydeman has been suspended from the HCPC Register for poor risk assessment whilst working for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. A panel of the HCPC
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The BBC has revealed that a convicted paedophile at the centre of the forthcoming historical abuse inquiry, advised the Home Office on changes to children’s residential care. The broadcaster said,
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Death rates for breast, bowel, lung and prostate cancer combined have fallen by almost a third (30 per cent) in the last 20 years according to the latest Cancer Research
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