The NSPCC has launched a guide for social workers to address the most common mistakes made when dealing with child protection cases.

People who pay for their social care are often disadvantaged by a lack of guidance, says research published today. By Melanie Henwood

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL has agreed to shut one care home temporarily and another permanently, leaving only one council-run home in north Kent for the next two years.

Barnado’s says a government minister needs to be made responsible for addressing the sexual exploitation of children.

FAMILY life for disabled people could reach crisis point if funding for adult social care is cut. After the Examiner revealed that Kirklees Council were consulting 10,000 people and organisations over cuts to funding for disabled adults, residents have got in touch to call for support.

Inflexible and stressful jobs are leaving parents racked with guilt and increasingly distant from their children, according to a Demos report.

Projects that help to keep women offenders out of prison unlikely to receive continued funding from the Ministry of Justice

A COUNCIL facing cutbacks of more than £100m has come under fire for staffing an empty care home.

A TODDLER who died from horrific injuries in Birmingham was on the at-risk register and was seen by social workers just days before his death.

Charities have warned that Government cuts to funds that help disabled people get around will take those affected “back to the dark ages”.