Service provider charities censoring their public remarks for fear of funding reprisals, warns Independence Panel

Family lawyers are warning that parents risk losing contact with their children because of reforms to legal aid, ahead of further scrutiny of the legislation in the House of Lords.

In the coming weeks, local authorities are faced with the daunting task of calculating the number of “troubled families” in their area, identifying where they live and what their needs are.

The definition of ‘social care’ and rules for eligibility vary across the country, but poor understanding is nationwide, says Melanie Henwood

The government wants greater integration between health and social care, apparently, but little thought has been given as to how this will be achieved, says Bob Hudson

New research which investigated what happens when older people are given the opportunity to shape service commissioning and delivery is now available.

Social workers and social networking sites must work closely to protect adopted children from unplanned contact made by birth parents, according to social care groups.

MSc programmes face the axe as university cites lack of ‘internationally excellent research’ in social work studies

A SCHEME to protect children who have witnessed or suffered domestic violence was to be rolled out across the city today.

Sunita Mason explains why her review of the criminal records regime will make life easier for those who care for the vulnerable