Responding to the publication of the findings of a nationwide Inquiry by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, BASW has called on society to stop tolerating the promotion of sexualised images of children for commercial profit.

A service to help people with Asperger’s Syndrome is due to be launched in Hertfordshire. The facility, which will see a new team of dedicated staff helping people with the mild form of autism, will be opened in April.

CARE homes in Wirral could go out of business if the council presses ahead with changes to their fees, owners have warned.

Senior officials at Rochdale Council have apologised for failings that allowed youngsters to be groomed by a sex ring.

A council committee has raise concern about the future of a Horsham residential home used for short breaks for children who have complex health needs.

CHARGES could be increased for social care services as Wakefield Council works to save money.

Social workers should give more priority to the views of children when dealing with parents with mental health and substance misuse problems, according to a new inspection report.

The council that was at the centre of a child protection storm after two boys tortured and sexually humiliated two other youngsters has admitted that “features of that systematic failure remain today”.

A SOCIAL care manager who carried out violent sex attacks could still be on the payroll of Cornwall Council, the West Briton can reveal.

THE Audit Commission has branded Herefordshire Council’s adult social care budget “unrealistic”.