BASW has responded to education secretary Michael Gove’s assertion that the current social work reform agenda will enable social workers to spend the time they need with at risk children by calling for more far reaching reforms of practice, training and funding.

Research shows that 150,000 of those affected by new tax are single parents, who will lose an average £728 each

Children from low-income families should have more support in the early years to tackle their speech, language and communication needs says a cross-party group of MPs and peers.

Negative attitudes towards disabled adults, children and their families are “part of a culture” at Cornwall Council which regards them as a “burden” on budgets, a charity claimed last night.

UNIONS are claiming a partial victory in a contract dispute, but have warned ‘it may be too little, too late’.

The damning conclusions reached in the Hannah Windsor inquiry echo similar findings in other recent Serious Case Reviews of troubled Wirral youngsters.

A campaign urging residents to report any suspected abuse of vulnerable adults has been launched by Waltham Forest Council.

The number of registered sex offenders in Suffolk has risen sharply in the last year and police admit five of them have gone missing.

More money is needed to tackle children’s mental health issues, says Guernsey’s deputy education minister.

It is thought that more young people are self-harming, but awareness training for care professionals is patchy