Child poverty is set to rise steadily over the next decade, while a further 600,000 children are expected to be living in absolute poverty by 2013.

Maurice Bates, interim chair of the college, explains why the professional body will launch next year despite a breakdown of talks with BASW

Many social workers depend on their cars to do their jobs, but local authorities are slashing funding and even parking spaces

CARERS have been accused of “neglect and abuse” of an 85-year-old man with Alzheimer’s, after his family used secret cameras to film their “shocking” behaviour.

CARE home owners plan to launch court action against Southend Council over its decision to slash their funding because of Government cuts.

A company which provides care for elderly and vulnerable people has been issued a formal warning by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Health professionals are struggling to cope with the “vast increase” in the number of child protection cases being referred to them, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned.

Local authority is considering ‘charging policy’ applying in certain circumstances for children’s care services

Philip Pullman, the children’s author, has been blamed for swingeing cuts to social care by a council leader after launching an impassioned plea to save local libraries.
 

Support workers and assistants are routinely used as “social workers on the cheap”, a union has claimed.