UNIONS have clashed with council bosses over plans to drastically overhaul the care of elderly and disabled people.

Further evidence has emerged that the Baby Peter case has sparked a surge in local authority applications for court care proceedings and had a significant impact upon social work practice.

An independent review of child protection and social work in England has been ordered by the government. Prof Eileen Munro, from the London School of Economics, will examine ways of cutting bureaucracy to give social workers more time with children.

CHILD social workers on the Island could soon be earning as much as their mainland counterparts. In an effort to recruit more and combat the high vacancy rate on the Island, which is approaching 40 per cent, overall salary levels are set to rise by up to nearly £3,000, depending on the scale of the social worker.

The review of children’s social work launched today by Professor Eileen Munro will consider how social work teams can collaborate with universal children’s services to bolster early intervention work.

THE board which carried out a review into alleged abuse and neglect at a care home has defended its report.

Central and local government are today challenged to use social care funding more smartly to deliver better care for Britain’s ageing population.

Former residents of council children’s homes are set to win a multi-million pound compensation payout for alleged sexual and physical abuse stretching back more than 30 years.

A coroner criticised Britain’s largest care home provider after a pensioner died as a direct result of ‘inexcusable failures’ at the hands of their staff.

The coalition government has controversially decided to press ahead with plans to cap the court fees for independent social workers (ISWs), BASW Online has learned.