College of Social Work and BASW criticise government plans to rewrite law on the rights of absent fathers to contact their children

The Supreme Court is to hear a case challenging the way councils in England can consider their finances when assessing people for social care.

More than 11 million Britons risk poverty in old age as they are unaware they may have to pay for their own social care, a survey claims today.

Strong partnerships between social workers and other agencies are integral throughout any child protection case, two experts have warned following a BBC documentary about a social work team in Bristol.

GOOD and effective support for social workers is helping them to protect children better, according to a team of Government inspectors.

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has today announced that Professor Eileen Munro CBE is to work with the recently launched organisation in the role of Transitional Chair for the College’s Children’s Faculty.

Adult social care employers are celebrating the achievements of a record number of apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week which kicks off this week.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists explains its lack of support for the health and social care bill before yesterday’s amendments were released:

Mental health charity Mind says that it “will continue to fight for improvements to the welfare and benefits system”, despite the Welfare Reform Bill vote in the House of Commons on 1 February 2012.

Local authority expects around 25,000 people to use telecare technology over the next three years under new initiative