Cumbria County Council has defended its decision to axe funding for community alarm systems provided by social landlords such as Riverside in Carlisle.

The biggest intrusion by the state into family life is the removal of a child from its birth parents. So it is absolutely right that the courts should make the final decision, whether it is for a temporary or a permanent arrangement.

A social care organisation failed to take adequate action to protect service staff from a potentially aggressive client with learning disabilities, despite staff being exposed to a number of violent incidents involving the individual over a 21-month period.

Members of the Health Select Committee have raised grave concerns over the future of social care in the UK.

Foster carers should be given an annual fee with the most experienced being paid a formal salary, a think-tank has claimed.

Significant improvements need to be made to children’s care services in Jersey, according to a new report.

The BBC’s Protecting Our Children series is an authentic portrayal of the difficult decisions and situations social workers face every day

Following lobbying from the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), an All Party Parliamentary Social Work Group today held its first meeting, a move aimed at moving social work higher up the political agenda.

ORGANISATIONS in West Berkshire are being invited to bid for a £276,000 per year contract to provide an advice and support service to carers.

Reports of abuse in the care of vulnerable adults have nearly doubled in the past year.