Suffolk might think it can outsource all its services, but the provision of children’s social services needs the kind of monitoring which comes from the State

Satpal Kaur Singh feared social services would take boy away, and admits manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility

Addressing families’ difficulties before they grow unmanageable can save money in the long term. But will this approach survive as council budgets are slashed?

A disabled man has hit out at a care firm embroiled in a council investigation.

Social Work Practices, which have been piloted successfully in children’s services are being extended to adult care. The Practices are made up from independent social workers who are contracted to local authorities.

An inquiry has been launched into the human rights of older people receiving home-based care.

Slough Borough Council’s cabinet has agreed to cut the amount foster carers receive by up to 50 per cent, from 15 November.

FIVE day centres in West Berkshire which care for elderly and vulnerable people are to be shut by West Berkshire Council as it seeks to redress a brutal cut to its budget.

The number of elderly people with dementia in the UK is set to rise by 70% over the next 20 years, according to a recently released report.

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has been branded as “not fit for purpose” by MPs for its handling of a surge in demand following the Baby Peter scandal.